Toward an improved understanding of uplift mechanisms and the elevation history of the Tibetan Plateau /
"Presents advances in the understanding of issues related to defining mechanisms responsible for topographic growth of the Tibetan Plateau"--
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Boulder, Colorado :
The Geological Society of America,
2014.
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| Series: | Special papers (Geological Society of America) ;
507. |
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Table of Contents:
- Early Cretaceous to present latitude of the central proto-Tibetan Plateau : a paleomagnetic synthesis with implications for Cenozoic tectonics, paleogeography, and climate of Asia / Peter C. Lippert, Douwe J.J. van Hinsbergen, and Guillaume Dupont-Nivet
- Tectonics and topographic evolution of Namche Barwa and the easternmost Lhasa block, Tibet / Peter K. Zeitler, Anne S. Meltzer, Lucy Brown, William S.F. Kidd, Chul Lim, and Eva Enkelmann
- Northern Lhasa thrust belt of central Tibet : evidence of Cretaceous-early Cenozoic shortening within a passive roof thrust system? / John E. Volkmer, Paul Kapp, Brian K. Horton, George E. Gehrels, Joseph M. Minervini, and Lin Ding
- Mesozoic tectonic history and lithospheric structure of the Qiangtang terrane : insights from the Qiangtang metamorphic belt, central Tibet / Alex Pullen and Paul Kapp
- Structure and detrital zircon geochronology of the Domar fold-thrust belt : evidence of pre-Cenozoic crustal thickening of the western Tibetan Plateau / Nickolas S. Raterman, Alexander C. Robinson, and Eric S. Cowgill
- Cenozoic mountain building on the northeastern Tibetan Plateau / Richard O. Lease
- Timing and spatial patterns of basin segmentation and climate change in northeastern Tibet / Brian G. Hough, Carmala N. Garzione, Zhicai Wang, and Richard O. Lease.