River erosion increased rapidly following rock uplift events in the plateau approximately 11 million years ago.
Tibetan Plateau
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Seismic Wave Modeling Goes Local
A new technique brings accurate models of traveling seismic waves to a regional scale.
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Thin Precollision Crust Can Explain Aspects of Indo-Asian Convergence
The paradoxical thickness of the Tibetan Plateau has puzzled scientists for decades. Now new research offers up an explanation for this mystery.