Toward an improved understanding of uplift mechanisms and the elevation history of the Tibetan Plateau / edited by Junsheng Nie, Brian K. Horton, Gregory D. Hoke.

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PublicationBoulder, Colorado : The Geological Society of America, 2014.
Descriptionvi, 153 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 29 cm.
Subjects

Other author/creatorNie, Junsheng, 1978- editor.
Other author/creatorHorton, Brian K., 1970- editor.
Other author/creatorHoke, Gregory D., 1976- editor.
Other author/creatorGeological Society of America issuing body.
SeriesSpecial paper, 0072-1077 ; 507
Special papers (Geological Society of America) 507. ^A20279
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.
Abstract "Presents advances in the understanding of issues related to defining mechanisms responsible for topographic growth of the Tibetan Plateau"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references.
LCCN 2014022054
ISBN9780813725079 paperback
ISBN0813725070 paperback

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