Abstract The East Asian continent records a complex geologic and tectonic history that
involved the amalgamation of several small-to medium-sized blocks from Laurasia or …

The surface uplift history of the Tibetan Plateau (TP) offers a key testing ground for
evaluating models of collisional tectonics and holds important implications for processes …

Origins of an alpine flora The evolution of high mountain floras is strongly influenced by
tectonic and climatic history. Ding et al. document the timing, tempo, and mode by which the …

Abstract The Madoi MS 7.4 earthquake occurred at 2: 04 on May 22, 2021, in Madoi County,
Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Golog, Qinghai Province. As of May 27, there were~ 2700 …

Recent studies of the northeastern part of the Tibetan Plateau have called attention to two
emerging views of how the Tibetan Plateau has grown. First, deformation in northern Tibet …

High topography in eastern Tibet is thought to have formed when deep crust beneath the
central Tibetan Plateau flowed towards the plateau margin, causing crustal thickening and …

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 multiphase intensive intra-continental deformation of the Eurasian continent in the
Cenozoic caused by Indo–Asian and Pacific–Asian collisions has been studied extensively …

Shallow earthquakes are the primary driver of rock uplift in mountain ranges. However, large
shallow earthquakes also trigger widespread, coseismic landslides that cause significant but …

Long-standing problems in the geological evolution of the Tibetan–Himalayan orogen
include where the India–Asia convergence was accommodated and how the plateau grew …