Seismic Hazard in Tien Shan: Basement Structure Control Over the Deformation Induced by Indo-Eurasia Collision

The Term Tectonics Refers To The Study Dealing With The Forces And Displacements That Have Operated To Create Structures Within The Lithosphere. The Deformations Affecting The Earth's Crust Are Result Of The Release And The Redistribution Of Energy From Earth's Core. The Concept Of Plate Tectonics Is The Chief Working Principle. Tectonics Has Application To Lunar And Planetary Studies, Whether Or Not Those Bodies Have Active Tectonic Plate Systems. Petroleum And Mineral Prospecting Uses This Branch Of Knowledge As Guide. The Present Book Is Restricted To The Structure And Evolution Of The Terrestrial Lithosphere With Dominant Emphasis On The Continents. Thirteen Original Scientific Contributions Highlight Most Recent Developments In Seven Relevant Domains: Gondwana History, The Tectonics Of Europe And The Near East; The Tectonics Of Siberia; The Tectonics Of China And Its Neighbourhood; Advanced Concepts On Plate Tectonics Are Discussed In Two Articles; In The Frame Of Neotectonics, Two Investigation Techniques Are Examined; Finally, The Relation Between Tectonics And Petroleum Researches Is Illustrated In One Chapter. Tectonics Preface......Page 1 Part 1......Page 13 01_Plates Amalgamation and Plate Destruction, the Western Gondwana History......Page 15 Part 2......Page 49 02_Lithospheric Structure and Tectonics of the Eastern Alps – Evidence from New Seismic Data......Page 51 03_Structure and Plate Tectonic Evolution of the Northern Outer Carpathians......Page 77 04_Tectonic Model of the Sinai Peninsula Based on Geophysical Investigations......Page 105 Part 3......Page 113 05_Siberia - From Rodinia to Eurasia......Page 115 Part 4......Page 149 06_Proto-Basin Types of North China Craton (NCC) in Late Triassic and Its Implication for Regional Tectonics of Initial Craton Destruction......Page 151 07_Tectonic Implications of Stratigraphy Architecture in Distal Part of Foreland Basin, Southwestern Taiwan......Page 183 08_Seismic Hazard in Tien Shan: Basement Structure Control Over the Deformation Induced by Indo-Eurasia Collision......Page 211 Part 5......Page 237 09_Lithosphere as a Nonlinear System: Geodynamic Consequences......Page 239 10_Layer-Block Tectonics, a New Concept of Plate Tectonics - An Example from Nansha Micro-Plate, Southern South China Sea......Page 263 Part 6......Page 285 11_The Role of Geoelectrical DC Methods in Determining the Subsurface Tectonics Features. Case Studies from Syria......Page 287 12_Salt Tectonics of the Lisan Diapir Revealed by Synthetic Aperture Radar Images......Page 315 Part 7......Page 341 13_Mantle-like Trace Element Composition of Petroleum – Contributions from Serpentinizing Peridotites......Page 343