Cenozoic tectonic evolution of the Himalayan orogen as constrained by along-strike variation of structural geometry, exhumation history, and foreland sedimentation

A Yin - Earth-Science Reviews, 2006 - Elsevier
Despite a long research history over the past 150 years, the geometry, kinematics, and
dynamic evolution of the Himalayan orogen remain poorly understood. This is mainly due to …

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 …

Timescales of crustal melting in the Higher Himalayan Crystallines (Sikkim, Eastern Himalaya) inferred from trace element-constrained monazite and zircon …

D Rubatto, S Chakraborty, S Dasgupta - Contributions to Mineralogy and …, 2013 - Springer
The petrology and timing of crustal melting has been investigated in the migmatites of the
Higher Himalayan Crystalline (HHC) exposed in Sikkim, India. The metapelites underwent …

Channel flow, ductile extrusion and exhumation in continental collision zones: an introduction

L Godin, D Grujic, RD Law… - Geological Society, London …, 2006 - lyellcollection.org
The channel flow model aims to explain features common to metamorphic hinterlands of
some collisional orogens, notably along the Himalaya-Tibet system. Channel flow describes …

Defining the Himalayan main central thrust in Nepal

MP Searle, RD Law, L Godin, KP Larson… - Journal of the …, 2008 - lyellcollection.org
An inverted metamorphic field gradient associated with a crustal-scale south-vergent thrust
fault, the Main Central Thrust, has been recognized along the Himalaya for over 100 years …

[HTML][HTML] Landslide susceptibility zonation using geospatial technique and analytical hierarchy process in Sikkim Himalaya

I Sonker, JN Tripathi, AK Singh - Quaternary Science Advances, 2021 - Elsevier
This study aims to delineate landslide susceptibility maps using an integrated approach of
remote sensing, geographical information system (GIS), and Analytical Hierarchy Process …

Himalayan leucogranites and migmatites: nature, timing and duration of anatexis

RF Weinberg - Journal of Metamorphic Geology, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Widespread anatexis was a regional response to the evolution of the Himalayan‐Tibetan
Orogen that occurred some 30 Ma after collision between Asia and India. This paper reviews …

Preliminary stratigraphic and structural architecture of Bhutan: Implications for the along strike architecture of the Himalayan system

N McQuarrie, D Robinson, S Long, T Tobgay… - Earth and Planetary …, 2008 - Elsevier
Preliminary mapping and stratigraphic correlation of Lesser Himalayan rock in eastern
Bhutan using field characteristics, U–Pb detrital zircon dating, and ɛNd geochemistry define …

The Kumaun and Garwhal Lesser Himalaya, India: Part 1. Structure and stratigraphy

J Célérier, TM Harrison… - Geological Society of …, 2009 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Our understanding of the geologic evolution of the Himalaya remains incomplete,
particularly in regard to structural and geochronologic details of the Proterozoic-Paleozoic …

Partial melting in the Higher Himalayan Crystallines of Eastern Nepal: the effect of decompression and implications for the 'Channel Flow'model

C Groppo, F Rolfo, A Indares - Journal of Petrology, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Partial melting of deep continental crust may occur during either prograde heating or
decompression. Although the effect of temperature on crustal melting has been widely …