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 …

The often-used phrase 'the uplift of the Tibetan Plateau'implies a flat-surfaced Tibet rose as a
coherent entity, and that uplift was driven entirely by the collision and northward movement …

Reconstructing the changing strength of the East Asian summer monsoon has been
controversial because different proxies, many being indirect measures of rainfall, tell …

Introduction River networks, the backbone of most landscapes on Earth, collect and
transport water, sediment, organic matter, and nutrients from upland mountain regions to the …

The uplift of orogenic plateaus has been assumed to be coincident with the fluvial incision of
the gorges that commonly cut plateau margins. The Mekong River, which drains the eastern …

The Sino-Japanese Floristic Region (SJFR) of East Asia harbors the most diverse of the
world's temperate flora, and was the most important glacial refuge for its Tertiary …

Despite a long research history over the past 150 years, the geometry, kinematics, and
dynamic evolution of the Himalayan orogen remain poorly understood. This is mainly due to …

Landscapes on Earth retain a record of the tectonic, environmental and climatic history
under which they formed. Landscapes tend towards an equilibrium in which rivers attain a …

The surface uplift history of the Tibetan Plateau and Himalaya is among the most interesting
topics in geosciences because of its effect on regional and global climate during Cenozoic …

The development of fluvial systems in East Asia is closely linked to the evolving topography
following India–Eurasia collision. Despite this, the age of the Yangtze River system has …