Seismic reflection data support episodic and simultaneous growth of the Tibetan Plateau since 25 Myr
dc.contributor.author | Jiang, X. | |
dc.contributor.author | Li, Zheng-Xiang | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-01-30T12:21:19Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-01-30T12:21:19Z | |
dc.date.created | 2015-01-28T20:00:43Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2014 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Jiang, X. and Li, Z. 2014. Seismic reflection data support episodic and simultaneous growth of the Tibetan Plateau since 25 Myr. Nature Communications. 5: 5453. | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/20812 | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1038/ncomms6453 | |
dc.description.abstract |
The spectacular topography of the Tibetan Plateau is the result of collision between India and Eurasia over some 50 Myr, but how the plateau grew to its present size remains a topic of debate. Work along its eastern margin suggests a two-stage uplift (thus growth of the plateau) since 30–25 Myr. Here we report high-resolution seismic reflection and drill core results from the southern Tarim Basin that indicate a similar pattern for the northern margin of the plateau. The data suggest that uplift in northern Tibet started at ~23 Myr from near sea level, with the first episode finished by ~10 Myr, followed by a post-5-Myr episode of rapid uplift along the present plateau margin. The growth of the Tibetan Plateau after the Eocene thus appears to have been episodic in nature, and near-synchronous along both eastern and northern margins. | |
dc.publisher | Macmillan Publishers Limited | |
dc.title | Seismic reflection data support episodic and simultaneous growth of the Tibetan Plateau since 25 Myr | |
dc.type | Journal Article | |
dcterms.source.volume | 5 | |
dcterms.source.startPage | 1 | |
dcterms.source.endPage | 7 | |
dcterms.source.issn | 2041-1723 | |
dcterms.source.title | Nature Communications | |
curtin.department | Department of Applied Geology | |
curtin.accessStatus | Open access via publisher |