The timing of the initial India–Asia collision and the mechanisms that led to the eventual
formation of the high (> 5 km) Tibetan Plateau remain enigmatic. In this Review, we describe …

Reorganization of the Asian climate from one dominated by global planetary wind systems
to a regional monsoon climate is closely related to the surface uplift of the Tibetan Plateau …

Abstract Traversing the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau, the Sichuan–Tibet Railway is by far the
most difficult railway project in the world. The Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau features the most …

Reconstructing the Paleogene topography and climate of central Tibet informs
understanding of collisional tectonic mechanisms and their links to climate and biodiversity …

Summary The Qinghai–Tibet Plateau (QTP) sensu lato (sl), comprising the platform, the
Himalaya and the Hengduan Mountains, is characterized by a large number of endemic …

Abstract The Qinghai–Tibet Plateau (QTP) sensu lato (sl) houses an exceptional species
diversity in Asia. To develop a comprehensive understanding of species diversity in this …

The uplift of eastern Tibet, Asian monsoon development and the evolution of globally
significant Asian biodiversity are all linked, but in obscure ways. Sedimentology …

As a crucial part of the Asian monsoon stretching from tropical India to temperate East Asia,
the Indian monsoon (IM) contributes predominant precipitation over Asian continent …

The biodiversity of the Himalaya, Hengduan Mountains and Tibet, here collectively termed
the Tibetan Region, is exceptional in a global context. To contextualize and understand the …

The Asian monsoons are triggered by complex interactions between the atmosphere, Asian
and African orography, and the surrounding oceans, resulting in highly seasonal climate …