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Space geodesy provides an efficient technique to determine contemporary crustal deformations. At present, GPS is one of the best methods to study the crustal movements in the Qinghai-Tibet plateau. Two GPS campaigns were carried out in this area in 1993 and 1995 by Wuhan Technical University of Surveying and Mapping. The GPS measurements show that the Qinghai-Tibet plateau moves at about 33.4mm/a to Siberia northeastward at present, which is in agreement with the kinematic model derived from geophysical evidence. It can also be deduced that the motion rate and azimuth of Bayan Har terrane, Qangtang terrane, Lhasa-Gangdise terrane and Himalayan terrane are about 17.3mm/a, N35°E; 25.7mm/a, N33°E; 38.9mm/a, N 29°E; 46.0mm/a, N 27° E relative to Siberian block (Siberia) respectively.
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Liu, J., Xu, C., Song, C., Chao, D. (1998). The determination of motion rates of blocks in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau by GPS measurements. In: Forsberg, R., Feissel, M., Dietrich, R. (eds) Geodesy on the Move. International Association of Geodesy Symposia, vol 119. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-72245-5_71
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