Outward-growth of the Tibetan Plateau during the Cenozoic: A review
The surface uplift history of the Tibetan Plateau (TP) offers a key testing ground for
evaluating models of collisional tectonics and holds important implications for processes …
evaluating models of collisional tectonics and holds important implications for processes …
Evolution of grasses and grassland ecosystems
CAE Strömberg - Annual review of Earth and planetary sciences, 2011 - annualreviews.org
The evolution and subsequent ecological expansion of grasses (Poaceae) since the Late
Cretaceous have resulted in the establishment of one of Earth's dominant biomes, the …
Cretaceous have resulted in the establishment of one of Earth's dominant biomes, the …
Savannahs of Asia: antiquity, biogeography, and an uncertain future
J Ratnam, KW Tomlinson… - … of the Royal …, 2016 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The savannahs of Asia remain locally unrecognized as distinctive ecosystems, and continue
to be viewed as degraded forests or seasonally dry tropical forests. These colonial-era …
to be viewed as degraded forests or seasonally dry tropical forests. These colonial-era …
The geologic history of plants and climate in India
India's diverse vegetation and landscapes provide an opportunity to understand the
responses of vegetation to climate change. By examining pollen and fossil records along …
responses of vegetation to climate change. By examining pollen and fossil records along …
Carbon isotopic ratios of modern C3–C4 plants from the Gangetic Plain, India and its implications to paleovegetational reconstruction
For the first time, carbon isotope ratios (δ 13 C) of plants and occluded carbon in phytoliths
were analyzed from three locations of the middle (26.5° N, 80.3° E) and lower (22.3° N …
were analyzed from three locations of the middle (26.5° N, 80.3° E) and lower (22.3° N …
[HTML][HTML] Testing erosional and kinematic drivers of exhumation in the central Himalaya
This study investigates the influence of fault geometry, kinematics, and displacement on the
exhumation history of the central Himalaya using geologic mapping constraints, a new …
exhumation history of the central Himalaya using geologic mapping constraints, a new …
Asynchronous responses of East Asian and Indian summer monsoons to mountain uplift shown by regional climate modelling experiments
It has been demonstrated in climate models that both the Indian and East Asian summer
monsoons (ISM and EASM) are strengthened by the uplift of the entire Asian orography or …
monsoons (ISM and EASM) are strengthened by the uplift of the entire Asian orography or …
[HTML][HTML] Cenozoic low temperature cooling history of the eastern Lhasa terrane: Implications for high-relief topography of external drainage area in the southern …
Abstract The Tibetan Plateau geographically contains internal and external drainage areas
based on the distributions of river flows and catchments. The internal and external drainage …
based on the distributions of river flows and catchments. The internal and external drainage …
Late Oligocene-Miocene morpho-tectonic evolution of the central Gangdese batholith constrained by low-temperature thermochronology
The morpho-tectonic evolution of the Tibetan Plateau is controlled by complicated
interactions between tectonic uplift and surface erosion. The Gangdese batholith in the …
interactions between tectonic uplift and surface erosion. The Gangdese batholith in the …
Geochemistry of buried river sediments from Ghaggar Plains, NW India: Multi-proxy records of variations in provenance, paleoclimate, and paleovegetation patterns in …
We report the first geochemical record in two drill-sediment cores from a buried channel in
the Ghaggar Plains of NW India, which are used to infer variations in provenance …
the Ghaggar Plains of NW India, which are used to infer variations in provenance …