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REVIEW article

Front. Earth Sci.
Sec. Solid Earth Geophysics
Volume 12 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/feart.2024.1526432
This article is part of the Research Topic Advances in Magnetotelluric Imaging View all 6 articles

A Review on the Magnetotelluric Studies over the Central Asian Orogenic Belt--Recent Developments and Future Aspects

Provisionally accepted
Yifan Li Yifan Li Letian Zhang Letian Zhang *Sheng Jin Sheng Jin *Lishui Zhou Lishui Zhou *Qiyao Zong Qiyao Zong *
  • China University of Geosciences, Beijing, China

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    The Central Asian Orogenic Belt (CAOB) was originated from the subduction, closure, convergence, and post-collisional extension of the Paleo-Asian Ocean located between the North China Craton, Tarim Craton, and the Siberian Craton during the late Permian to early Triassic. The Magnetotelluric (MT) method can detect the deep structure and properties of the orogenic belt, and further reveal the crust and mantle deformation mechanism and deep dynamic process inside the orogenic belt. In this paper, we summarize recent developments in the MT studies of the CAOB, including two MT studies that we recently conducted for the Beishan and Bainaimiao segments of the CAOB, which briefly describe the complex electrical structure of the crust and upper mantle, and provide valuable information for understanding its deep processes and continental dynamic mechanisms. Finally, we summarize the general characteristics of the lithospheric electrical structure and formation mechanism of low-resistivity zones, based on which we look forward to future MT studies.

    Keywords: Magnetotellurics, Central Asian Orogenic Belt, Paleo-Asian Ocean, Lithospheric electrical structure, Formation mechanism of low-resistivity zones

    Received: 11 Nov 2024; Accepted: 27 Dec 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Li, Zhang, Jin, Zhou and Zong. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence:
    Letian Zhang, China University of Geosciences, Beijing, China
    Sheng Jin, China University of Geosciences, Beijing, China
    Lishui Zhou, China University of Geosciences, Beijing, China
    Qiyao Zong, China University of Geosciences, Beijing, China

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