Thermochronological datasets for the Kyrgyz Tianshan and Siberian Altai-Sayan within
Central Asia reveal a punctuated exhumation history during the Meso–Cenozoic. In this …

Abstract The western Chinese Tianshan, located in the southern domain of the Central
Asian Orogenic Belt (CAOB), was originally established by multiple accretion-collision …

Abstract The Central Asian Orogenic Belt (CAOB) is one of the largest orogenic collages on
Earth, which records a long history of accretionary orogenesis from the late Proterozoic to …

Lake Issyk-Kul occupies a large Late Mesozoic–Cenozoic intramontane basin between the
mountain ranges of the Northern Kyrgyz Tien Shan. These ranges are often composed of …

The Song-Kul Basin sits on a plateau at the Northern and Middle Kyrgyz Tien Shan junction.
It is a lacustrine basin, occupied by Lake Song-Kul and predominantly developed on …

In this paper we present new geochronological and thermochronological data from the
Turkestan-Alai segment of the southern Kyrgyz Tien Shan, the Ferghana Basin transition …

Abstract During the Late Palaeozoic–Mesozoic, Central Asia and Tibet were affected by
several geodynamic episodes that induced either large-scale compression or widespread …

Mesozoic basins in northwest China provide important records for investigating relationships
between intraplate deformation in Central Asia and tectonic processes at Asian boundaries …

The Siberian Altai forms part of the Central Asian Orogenic Belt and currently is an active
intracontinental mountain belt. This Siberian Altai orogen was shaped during multiple …

The Altai is an enigmatic, relatively young mountain belt with sharp relief (up to 4,500 m
high) that developed thousands of kilometers away from the nearest current plate margins …