Geologic evolution of the Himalayan-Tibetan orogen

A Yin, TM Harrison - Annual review of earth and planetary …, 2000 - annualreviews.org
A review of the geologic history of the Himalayan-Tibetan orogen suggests that at least 1400
km of north-south shortening has been absorbed by the orogen since the onset of the Indo …

Cenozoic tectonic evolution of the Himalayan orogen as constrained by along-strike variation of structural geometry, exhumation history, and foreland sedimentation

A Yin - Earth-Science Reviews, 2006 - Elsevier
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 …

[PDF][PDF] 青藏高原地震活动特征及当前地震活动形势

邓起东, 程绍平, 马冀, 杜鹏 - 地球物理学报, 2014 - dsjyj.com.cn
摘要青藏高原是我国现代构造活动和地震活动最强烈的地区, 自有地震记录以来,
在高原内记录到多达18 次8 级以上巨大地震和100 余次7~ 7.9 级地震, 它们均发生在喜马拉雅 …

[PDF][PDF] 喜马拉雅-青藏高原造山带地质演化

尹安 - ACTA GEOSCIENTIA SINICA, 2001 - ess.ucla.edu
摘要喜马拉雅2 青藏高原造山带的地质历史显示出, 自从约70Ma 印度板块2
亚洲板块开始碰撞以来, 至少有1 360 km 的SN 向缩短量被喜马拉雅2 青藏高原造山带所吸收 …

[PDF][PDF] Mesozoic–Cenozoic geological evolution of the Himalayan-Tibetan orogen and working tectonic hypotheses

P Kapp, PG DeCelles - American Journal of Science, 2019 - ajsonline.org
The Himalayan-Tibetan orogen culminated during the Cenozoic India--Asia collision, but its
geological framework and initial growth were fundamentally the result of multiple, previous …

Convergence rate across the Nepal Himalaya and interseismic coupling on the Main Himalayan Thrust: Implications for seismic hazard

T Ader, JP Avouac, J Liu‐Zeng… - Journal of …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
We document geodetic strain across the Nepal Himalaya using GPS times series from 30
stations in Nepal and southern Tibet, in addition to previously published campaign GPS …

Tectonics of the Himalaya and southern Tibet from two perspectives

KV Hodges - Geological Society of America Bulletin, 2000 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Abstract The Himalaya and Tibet provide an unparalleled opportunity to examine the
complex ways in which continents respond to collisional orogenesis. This paper is an …

Active folding of fluvial terraces across the Siwaliks Hills, Himalayas of central Nepal

J Lavé, JP Avouac - Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid …, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
We analyze geomorphic evidence of recent crustal deformation in the sub‐Himalaya of
central Nepal, south of the Kathmandu Basin. The Main Frontal Thrust fault (MFT), which …

Fluvial incision and tectonic uplift across the Himalayas of central Nepal

J Lavé, JP Avouac - Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid …, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
The pattern of fluvial incision across the Himalayas of central Nepal is estimated from the
distribution of Holocene and Pleistocene terraces and from the geometry of modern …

Active structures of the Himalayan-Tibetan orogen and their relationships to earthquake distribution, contemporary strain field, and Cenozoic volcanism

M Taylor, A Yin - Geosphere, 2009 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
We have compiled the distribution of active faults and folds in the Himalayan-Tibetan orogen
and its immediate surrounding regions into a web-based digital map. The main product of …