Tibetan Plateau horizontal vectors

A study on tectonic plates that converge on the Tibetan Plateau has shown that tectonic lines are far weaker and the continents are less rigid than scientists previously thought. The study, published in Science, includes several high-resolution maps based on data from Copernicus Sentinel-1 satellites.

The vector arrows on this map show how the eastern part of the Tibetan Plateau is moving eastwards, while other areas are moving in the opposite direction, showing the ‘stretch’ of the tectonic plates, in this case as they move away from each other. The vectors are derived from Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) satellite data.

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