Mantle dynamics, uplift of the Tibetan Plateau, and the Indian Monsoon

Reviews of Geophysics

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1993, Pages 357-396

  Molnar, Peter ^a   England, Philip ^a   Martinod, Joseph ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAINOZOIC; CLIMATE CHANGE; MANTLE DYNAMICS; MONSOON; TECTONICS; UPLIFT;

CHINA, TIBETAN PLATEAU;

EID: 0027797290     PISSN: 87551209     EISSN: 19449208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/93RG02030     Document Type: Review

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