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Research Article| September 01, 2004 Continuous deformation of the Tibetan Plateau from global positioning system data Pei-Zhen Zhang; Pei-Zhen Zhang 1State Key Laboratory of Earthquake Dynamics, Institute of Geology, Chinese Earthquake Administration, Beijing 100029, China, and State Key Laboratory of Loess and Quaternary Geology, IEE, CAS, Xi'an, China Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Zhengkang Shen; Zhengkang Shen 2State Key Laboratory of Earthquake Dynamics, Institute of Geology, Chinese Earthquake Administration, Beijing 100029, China, and Department of Earth and Space Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90024, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Min Wang; Min Wang 3State Key Laboratory of Earthquake Dynamics, Institute of Geology, Chinese Earthquake Administration, Beijing 100029, China Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Weijun Gan; Weijun Gan 3State Key Laboratory of Earthquake Dynamics, Institute of Geology, Chinese Earthquake Administration, Beijing 100029, China Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Roland Bürgmann; Roland Bürgmann 4Department of Earth and Planetary Science, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Peter Molnar; Peter Molnar 5Department of Geological Sciences, and Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Qi Wang; Qi Wang 6Institute of Seismology, Chinese Earthquake Administration, Wuhan 430071, China Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Zhijun Niu; Zhijun Niu 7National Earthquake Infrastructure Service, Chinese Earthquake Administration, Beijing 100081, China Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Jianzhong Sun; Jianzhong Sun 7National Earthquake Infrastructure Service, Chinese Earthquake Administration, Beijing 100081, China Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Jianchun Wu; Jianchun Wu 7National Earthquake Infrastructure Service, Chinese Earthquake Administration, Beijing 100081, China Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Sun Hanrong; Sun Hanrong 7National Earthquake Infrastructure Service, Chinese Earthquake Administration, Beijing 100081, China Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar You Xinzhao You Xinzhao 7National Earthquake Infrastructure Service, Chinese Earthquake Administration, Beijing 100081, China Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Pei-Zhen Zhang 1State Key Laboratory of Earthquake Dynamics, Institute of Geology, Chinese Earthquake Administration, Beijing 100029, China, and State Key Laboratory of Loess and Quaternary Geology, IEE, CAS, Xi'an, China Zhengkang Shen 2State Key Laboratory of Earthquake Dynamics, Institute of Geology, Chinese Earthquake Administration, Beijing 100029, China, and Department of Earth and Space Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90024, USA Min Wang 3State Key Laboratory of Earthquake Dynamics, Institute of Geology, Chinese Earthquake Administration, Beijing 100029, China Weijun Gan 3State Key Laboratory of Earthquake Dynamics, Institute of Geology, Chinese Earthquake Administration, Beijing 100029, China Roland Bürgmann 4Department of Earth and Planetary Science, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA Peter Molnar 5Department of Geological Sciences, and Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309, USA Qi Wang 6Institute of Seismology, Chinese Earthquake Administration, Wuhan 430071, China Zhijun Niu 7National Earthquake Infrastructure Service, Chinese Earthquake Administration, Beijing 100081, China Jianzhong Sun 7National Earthquake Infrastructure Service, Chinese Earthquake Administration, Beijing 100081, China Jianchun Wu 7National Earthquake Infrastructure Service, Chinese Earthquake Administration, Beijing 100081, China Sun Hanrong 7National Earthquake Infrastructure Service, Chinese Earthquake Administration, Beijing 100081, China You Xinzhao 7National Earthquake Infrastructure Service, Chinese Earthquake Administration, Beijing 100081, China Publisher: Geological Society of America Received: 12 Feb 2004 Revision Received: 06 May 2004 Accepted: 10 May 2004 First Online: 03 Mar 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 Geological Society of America Geology (2004) 32 (9): 809–812. https://doi.org/10.1130/G20554.1 Article history Received: 12 Feb 2004 Revision Received: 06 May 2004 Accepted: 10 May 2004 First Online: 03 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Pei-Zhen Zhang, Zhengkang Shen, Min Wang, Weijun Gan, Roland Bürgmann, Peter Molnar, Qi Wang, Zhijun Niu, Jianzhong Sun, Jianchun Wu, Sun Hanrong, You Xinzhao; Continuous deformation of the Tibetan Plateau from global positioning system data. Geology 2004;; 32 (9): 809–812. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/G20554.1 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract Global positioning system velocities from 553 control points within the Tibetan Plateau and on its margins show that the present-day tectonics in the plateau is best described as deformation of a continuous medium, at least when averaged over distances of >∼100 km. Deformation occurs throughout the plateau interior by ESE-WNW extension and slightly slower NNE-SSW shortening. Relative to Eurasia, material within the plateau interior moves roughly eastward with speeds that increase toward the east, and then flows southward around the eastern end of the Himalaya. Crustal thickening on the northeastern and eastern margins of the plateau occurs over a zone ∼400 km wide and cannot be the result of elastic strain on a single major thrust fault. Shortening there accommodates much of India's penetration into Eurasia. A description in terms of movements of rigid blocks with elastic strain associated with slip on faults between them cannot match the velocity field. You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.