Geodetic Constraints on Three-Component Motion of the Ordos Block (China) and their Implications for Lithospheric Dynamics

An accurate geodetic vertical velocity in the Ordos block (China) is presented based on a geographically extensive GNSS and leveling network. This velocity can be used to investigate and understand contemporary crustal movements and related geodynamics of the cratonic Ordos block and its correlations with surrounding tectonic blocks.