Paleomagnetism of Southeast Asia

因此，该地区是一个天然的实验室，可以研究早期的地体合并和增生，这可能导致像北美西北部这样的地体拼贴。本项目主要通过古地磁资料，建立本区整体古地理发育，为更集中的构造研究提供框架。这种更新将通过在马来西亚和菲律宾部分地区的古地磁工作继续实现这一目标。这些结果将用于测试东南亚构造的竞争性模型。

The tectonics of south east Asia is a complex of active interactions between many oceanic, microcontinental blocks and mainland Asia including China with an overall convergent aspect. As such, the area represents a natural laboratory for study of terrane amalgamation and accretions at an early stage that may result in a collage of accreted terranes such as northwestern North America. The approach taken is this project is to establish, by paleomagnetic data primarily, the overall paleo- geographic development of this region in order to provide a framework for more focused tectonic studies. This renewal will continue towards this goal by Paleomagnetic work in parts of Malaysia and the Philippines. These results will be used to test competing models of the tectonics of Southeast Asia.