Coupling between uplift of the Central Asian Orogenic Belt-NE Tibetan Plateau and accumulation of aeolian Red Clay in the inner Asia began at~ 7 Ma

J Sun, Z Ding, W Xiao, BF Windley - Earth-Science Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
The Asian interior contains the Central Asian Orogenic Belt (CAOB, the longest accretionary
orogen on Earth), the largest mid-latitude desert, and the most widespread late Cenozoic …

The role of paleogeography in Asian monsoon evolution: A review and new insights from climate modelling

D Tardif, AC Sarr, F Fluteau, A Licht, M Kaya… - Earth-Science …, 2023 - Elsevier
The Asian monsoons are triggered by complex interactions between the atmosphere, Asian
and African orography, and the surrounding oceans, resulting in highly seasonal climate …

[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 paleoaltimetry data show low Tibetan Plateau elevation during the Eocene

S Botsyun, P Sepulchre, Y Donnadieu, C Risi, A Licht… - Science, 2019 - science.org
INTRODUCTION The uplift history of the Tibetan Plateau (TP) is critical for understanding
the evolution of the Asian monsoons and the geodynamic forces involved in collisional …

Paleogene global cooling–induced temperature feedback on chemical weathering, as recorded in the northern Tibetan Plateau

X Fang, A Galy, Y Yang, W Zhang, C Ye… - …, 2019 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Plate-tectonic processes have long been thought to be the major cause of the Cenozoic
global carbon cycle, and global cooling by uplift of the Tibetan Plateau through enhancing …

Role of the westerlies in Central Asia climate over the Cenozoic

JK Caves, MJ Winnick, SA Graham, DJ Sjostrom… - Earth and Planetary …, 2015 - Elsevier
There remains substantial debate concerning the relative roles of tectonics and of global
climate in pacing the evolution of aridity in Central Asia over the Cenozoic. Tibetan Plateau …

Late oligocene–early miocene birth of the Taklimakan Desert

H Zheng, X Wei, R Tada, PD Clift… - Proceedings of the …, 2015 - National Acad Sciences
As the world's second largest sand sea and one of the most important dust sources to the
global aerosol system, the formation of the Taklimakan Desert marks a major environmental …

Paleogene evolution and demise of the proto‐Paratethys Sea in Central Asia (Tarim and Tajik basins): Role of intensified tectonic activity at ca. 41 Ma

MY Kaya, G Dupont‐Nivet, JN Proust, P Roperch… - Basin …, 2019 - earthdoc.org
Abstract The proto‐Paratethys Sea covered a vast area extending from the Mediterranean
Tethys to the Tarim Basin in western China during Cretaceous and early Paleogene …

Cenozoic deformation of the Tarim Basin and surrounding ranges (Xinjiang, China): A regional overview

A Laborde, L Barrier, M Simoes, H Li, T Coudroy… - Earth-Science …, 2019 - Elsevier
With its central position between the Tibetan Plateau and the Tian Shan Range, the Tarim
Basin is a key element of the Cenozoic Asian orogenic system. However, a comprehensive …

Tectonic and climatic drivers of Asian monsoon evolution

JR Thomson, PB Holden, P Anand, NR Edwards… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Asian Monsoon rainfall supports the livelihood of billions of people, yet the relative
importance of different drivers remains an issue of great debate. Here, we present 30 million …