Contrasting crustal deformation mechanisms in the Longmenshan and West Qinling orogenic belts, NE Tibet, revealed by magnetotelluric data

The northeastern margin of Tibet is the youngest risen part and key area for understanding the growth mechanism of the Tibetan Plateau. New broadband magnetotelluric (MT) data are conducted at the conjunction of the Longmenshan and West Qinling orogenic belts in NE Tibet. The preferred resistivity model obtained using 3-D inversion method shows a dramatic resistivity contrast from the Sichuan Basin (SB) to the West Qinling Orogenic Belt (WQOB)....