[PDF][PDF] Why 'the uplift of the Tibetan Plateau'is a myth

RA Spicer, T Su, PJ Valdes, A Farnsworth… - National Science …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
The often-used phrase 'the uplift of the Tibetan Plateau'implies a flat-surfaced Tibet rose as a
coherent entity, and that uplift was driven entirely by the collision and northward movement …

Outward-growth of the Tibetan Plateau during the Cenozoic: A review

C Wang, J Dai, X Zhao, Y Li, SA Graham, D He, B Ran… - Tectonophysics, 2014 - Elsevier
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 …

[PDF][PDF] Mesozoic–Cenozoic geological evolution of the Himalayan-Tibetan orogen and working tectonic hypotheses

P Kapp, PG DeCelles - American Journal of Science, 2019 - ajsonline.org
The Himalayan-Tibetan orogen culminated during the Cenozoic India--Asia collision, but its
geological framework and initial growth were fundamentally the result of multiple, previous …

Revised chronology of central Tibet uplift (Lunpola Basin)

X Fang, G Dupont-Nivet, C Wang, C Song, Q Meng… - Science …, 2020 - science.org
Knowledge of the topographic evolution of the Tibetan Plateau is essential for
understanding its construction and its influences on climate, environment, and biodiversity …

Past East Asian monsoon evolution controlled by paleogeography, not CO2

A Farnsworth, DJ Lunt, SA Robinson, PJ Valdes… - Science …, 2019 - science.org
The East Asian monsoon plays an integral role in human society, yet its geological history
and controlling processes are poorly understood. Using a general circulation model and …

A Middle Eocene lowland humid subtropical “Shangri-La” ecosystem in central Tibet

T Su, RA Spicer, FX Wu, A Farnsworth… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
Tibet's ancient topography and its role in climatic and biotic evolution remain speculative
due to a paucity of quantitative surface-height measurements through time and space, and …

The andean-type gangdese mountains: paleoelevation record from the paleocene–eocene linzhou basin

L Ding, Q Xu, Y Yue, H Wang, F Cai, S Li - Earth and Planetary Science …, 2014 - Elsevier
Paleoelevation reconstruction using oxygen isotopes is making a significant contribution to
understanding the Cenozoic uplift of the Himalayas and the Tibetan Plateau. This paper …

Propagation of the deformation and growth of the Tibetan–Himalayan orogen: A review

Y Li, C Wang, J Dai, G Xu, Y Hou, X Li - Earth-Science Reviews, 2015 - Elsevier
Long-standing problems in the geological evolution of the Tibetan–Himalayan orogen
include where the India–Asia convergence was accommodated and how the plateau grew …

[HTML][HTML] Cenozoic topography, monsoons and biodiversity conservation within the Tibetan Region: An evolving story

RA Spicer, A Farnsworth, T Su - Plant Diversity, 2020 - Elsevier
The biodiversity of the Himalaya, Hengduan Mountains and Tibet, here collectively termed
the Tibetan Region, is exceptional in a global context. To contextualize and understand the …

Evolution and variability of the Asian monsoon and its potential linkage with uplift of the Himalaya and Tibetan Plateau

R Tada, H Zheng, PD Clift - Progress in Earth and Planetary Science, 2016 - Springer
Uplift of the Himalaya and Tibetan Plateau (HTP) and its linkage with the evolution of the
Asian monsoon has been regarded as a typical example of a tectonic–climate linkage …