Cenozoic evolution of the Qaidam basin and implications for the growth of the northern Tibetan plateau: A review

F Cheng, M Jolivet, Z Guo, L Wang, C Zhang, X Li - Earth-Science Reviews, 2021‏ - Elsevier
As the largest depression in the Tibetan plateau, the Qaidam basin preserves over 10 km
thick of Cenozoic sediments. Those sediments represent a unique archive of the evolution of …

The growth of northeastern Tibet and its relevance to large‐scale continental geodynamics: A review of recent studies

DY Yuan, WP Ge, ZW Chen, CY Li, ZC Wang… - …, 2013‏ - Wiley Online Library
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-resolution magnetostratigraphic study of the Paleogene-Neogene strata in the Northern Qaidam Basin: Implications for the growth of the Northeastern Tibetan …

J Ji, K Zhang, PD Clift, G Zhuang, B Song, X Ke… - Gondwana …, 2017‏ - Elsevier
Abstract The Cenozoic terrestrial, intermontane Qaidam Basin on the northeastern edge of
the Tibetan Plateau contains> 12 km of sedimentary rocks that potentially document the …

Role of the westerlies in Central Asia climate over the Cenozoic

JK Caves, MJ Winnick, SA Graham, DJ Sjostrom… - Earth and Planetary …, 2015‏ - Elsevier
There remains substantial debate concerning the relative roles of tectonics and of global
climate in pacing the evolution of aridity in Central Asia over the Cenozoic. Tibetan Plateau …

Topographic growth of the Jishi Shan and its impact on basin and hydrology evolution, NE Tibetan Plateau

JE Saylor, JC Jordan, KE Sundell, X Wang, S Wang… - Basin …, 2018‏ - earthdoc.org
Previous research demonstrates that large basins on the periphery of the northern edge of
the Tibetan Plateau were partitioned during development of intrabasin mountain ranges …

The interplay between climate and tectonics during the upward and outward growth of the Qilian Shan orogenic wedge, northern Tibetan Plateau

F Cheng, CN Garzione, G Mitra, M Jolivet, Z Guo… - Earth-Science …, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Mountains grow upward and outward when the accretion of material outpaces its removal.
Mountain building is synergistically influenced by geodynamics, internal structures (crustal …

Large-scale displacement along the Altyn Tagh Fault (North Tibet) since its Eocene initiation: Insight from detrital zircon U–Pb geochronology and subsurface data

F Cheng, M Jolivet, S Fu, C Zhang, Q Zhang, Z Guo - Tectonophysics, 2016‏ - Elsevier
Marking the northern boundary of the Tibetan plateau, the Altyn Tagh fault plays a crucial
role in accommodating the Cenozoic crustal deformation affecting the plateau. However, its …

Miocene range growth along the Altyn Tagh Fault: Insights from apatite fission track and (U‐Th)/He thermochronometry in the western Danghenan Shan, China

J Yu, D Zheng, J Pang, Y Wang, M Fox… - Journal of …, 2019‏ - Wiley Online Library
The left‐lateral strike‐slip Altyn Tagh fault that defines the northern margin of the Tibetan
Plateau plays a crucial role in accommodating the Cenozoic deformation related to the …

Temperature control on silicate weathering intensity and evolution of the Neogene East Asian summer monsoon

X Ren, J Nie, JE Saylor, X Wang, F Liu… - Geophysical …, 2020‏ - Wiley Online Library
Accurately reconstructing the evolution of the Asian monsoon is predicated on
understanding the impact of temperature, precipitation, and tectonic paleogeography on …

Cenozoic tectonic development in the northeastern Tibetan Plateau: Evidence from thermochronological and sedimentological records

J Yu, D Zheng, W Wang, J Pang, C Li, Y Wang… - Global and Planetary …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Abstract The northeastern Tibetan Plateau occupies the northernmost portion of the plateau,
whose timing and pattern of deformation during its Cenozoic tectonic development provide …