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 …

Ultrahigh-temperature (UHT; T max≥ 900° C) metamorphism requires unusually high heat
in continental crust at depths of 15–55 km, but how such extreme thermal conditions are …

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

The onset of mountain building along margins of the Tibetan Plateau provides a key
constraint on the processes by which the high topography in Eurasia formed. Although …

During continent–continent collision, does the downgoing continental plate underplate far
inboard of the collisional boundary or does it subduct steeply into the mantle, and how is this …

This paper aims to update our understanding of the carbon cycle in the Himalayas, the most
intense collisional orogeny globally, by providing new insight into its impact on Cenozoic …

Abstract presented 3D seismic velocity models (VP and VS) of crust and uppermost mantle
of continental China using seismic body‐wave travel‐time tomography, which are referred to …

What happened to the Indian mantle lithosphere (IML) during the Indian–Eurasian collision
and what role it has played on the plateau growth are fundamental questions that remain …

The episodic growth of high-elevation orogenic plateaux is controlled by a series of
geodynamic processes. However, determining the underlying mechanisms that drive …

Lithospheric drips have been interpreted for various regions around the globe to account for
the recycling of the continental lithosphere and rapid plateau uplift. However, the validity of …