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Chinese Crustal Thickness Data; WDC Geophysics/Beijing

Entry ID: EARTH_CRUST_WDCD_GRAVITY1

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Summary

Abstract: Crustal thickness maps are available for :
a) Hainan Island from May, 1977
b) Xinjiang (deep crustal structure) from 1983
c) China crustal thickness map from 1988 - available on disk
d) MOHO contour map for Northeast China from 1986

Geographic Coverage

(Click for Interactive Map)

Spatial coordinates

N: 54.0

S: 17.0

E: 136.0

W: 73.0

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1977-01-01

Stop Date: 1988-01-01

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > ASIA > EASTERN ASIA > CHINA

CONTINENT > ASIA > China

SOLID EARTH > CRUST

Science Keywords

LAND SURFACE > TOPOGRAPHY > CONTOURS

LAND SURFACE > TOPOGRAPHY > LANDFORMS

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

ELEVATION

GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

Ancillary Keywords

CROSS SECTIONS

CRUSTAL THICKNESS

Originating Center

WDC-D

Data Center

World Data Center for Geophysics, Beijing

Data Center URL: http://gp.wdc.cn/wdc/index.htm

Data Center Personnel
Name: MEIQING GAO Phone: +86 10 648 89 031 Fax: +86 10 648 71 995 Email: kytang at mail.c-geos.ac.cn Contact Address: WDC for Geophysics Institute of Geophysics Chinese Academy of Sciences City: Beijing Postal Code: 100101 Country: China