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.
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Boulder, Colorado : The Geological Society of America, 2014. |
| Description | vi, 153 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 29 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Nie, Junsheng, 1978- editor. |
| Other author/creator | Horton, Brian K., 1970- editor. |
| Other author/creator | Hoke, Gregory D., 1976- editor. |
| Other author/creator | Geological Society of America issuing body. |
| Series | Special 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 note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| LCCN | 2014022054 |
| ISBN | 9780813725079 paperback |
| ISBN | 0813725070 paperback |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Joyner | General Stacks | QE294 .T69 2014 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |