Influence of the Tibetan Plateau uplift on the Asian monsoon-arid environment evolution

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 58, Issue 34, 2013, Pages 4277-4291

  Liu, XiaoDong ^a,b   Dong, BuWen ^c  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^b XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asian monsoon; environmental evolution; geological record; inland aridity; numerical simulation; tectonic uplift; Tibetan Plateau

Indexed keywords

EID: 84888010008     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11434-013-5987-8     Document Type: Review

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