How “wet islands” form–A case study of the Qilian Mountains on the arid northern Tibetan Plateau during the Middle Miocene

Y Yang, Y Miao, X Wang, J Wu, Y Ren, T Zhang… - Earth-Science …, 2025 - Elsevier
In arid regions, mountains usually exhibit diverse climates and complex ecological niches,
fostering the formation of “wet islands”. However, the timing and mechanisms behind the …

[HTML][HTML] The late Eocene rise of SE Tibet formed an Asian 'Mediterranean'climate

C Zhao, Z Xiong, A Farnsworth, RA Spicer, S He… - Global and Planetary …, 2023 - Elsevier
Southeastern (SE) Tibet forms the transition zone between the high interior Tibetan Plateau
and the lowlands of southwest China. So understanding the elevation history of SE Tibet, a …

Neogene surface uplift of the Lunpola Basin in Central Tibet: Implications for uplifting and flattening of orogenic plateaus

L Li, CN Garzione, H Lu, J Quade - Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 2024 - Elsevier
Orogenic plateaus are known for their high and flat interiors, but the mechanism by which
the high-elevation, low-relief topography is formed remains controversial. The Tibetan …

Paleogene sediment provenance in the Gaize Basin: Implications for early Cenozoic paleogeography of central Tibet

B Song, K Zhang, Y Wei, G Jiang, T Yang… - Palaeogeography …, 2023 - Elsevier
A comprehensive study of the sediment source-to-sink history of basins arranged along the
Bangong-Nujiang Suture Zone (BNSZ) is critical for understanding the early Cenozoic …

High-elevation Qilian Mountains and its inspiration for tectonics and biodiversity during the late Middle Miocene

Y Yang, Y Miao, X Wang, T Zhang, L Li - Global and Planetary Change, 2024 - Elsevier
The accurate paleoelevation reconstruction of the Qilian Mountains is critical to advancing
our understanding the integrity of the Tibetan Plateau (TP) uplift model, its deep structural …

Mid-to-late Cenozoic tectonostratigraphic archives of the Qingshuihe Basin, NW China: tracing northeastward stepwise growth of the Tibetan Plateau

J Tian, H Zheng, Y Ma, W Wu, Y Ma… - International Geology …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The detailed sedimentary sequence and tectonic deformation characteristics of the
Qingshuihe Basin and its surrounding areas in the northeastern margin of the Tibetan …

Late Miocene cooling and uplift recorded by bacterial H-GDGTs in the Xining Basin, northeastern Tibetan Plateau

Y Huang, C Chen, Y Bai, X Fang, L Song… - Palaeogeography …, 2024 - Elsevier
The uplift history of the Tibetan Plateau (TP) remains uncertain despite many scientific
studies. The development of a novel paleoaltimeter may provide a crucial tool for addressing …

Reliability of micritic carbonates in recording well-preserved isotopic composition and implications for paleoelevation estimates in central Tibet

L Li, J Quade, C Garzione, WF Defliese… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2024 - Elsevier
Paleoelevation and paleoclimate reconstructions based on carbonate proxies rely on the
preservation of syndepositional surface water isotopic signatures. This study investigates the …

Revised timing of rapid exhumation in the West Qinling: Implications for geodynamics of Oligocene-Miocene Tibetan plateau outward expansion

C Li, D Zheng, J Yu, RO Lease, Y Wang, J Pang… - Earth and Planetary …, 2024 - Elsevier
Two contrasting age models for initial mountain building in the northeastern (NE) Tibetan
Plateau (Paleocene-early Eocene versus late Oligocene-early Miocene) have led to the …

Lithospheric Evolution and Uplift of the Tibetan Plateau During Continental Convergence: Evidence From Early Oligocene Pseudo leucite Phonolites from Southern …

MR Liu, Q Ou, Q Wang, Y Qi, AC Kerr… - Journal of …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The Cenozoic collision of India and Eurasia clearly built the high-elevation Tibetan
Plateau, but how this collision was accommodated, and the Tibetan Plateau uplifted …