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SUBMITTER: Deng T
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3358868 | biostudies-other | 2012 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Deng Tao T Li Qiang Q Tseng Zhijie Jack ZJ Takeuchi Gary T GT Wang Yang Y Xie Guangpu G Wang Shiqi S Hou Sukuan S Wang Xiaoming X
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 20120423 19
The Tibetan Plateau is the youngest and highest plateau on Earth, and its elevation reaches one-third of the height of the troposphere, with profound dynamic and thermal effects on atmospheric circulation and climate. The uplift of the Tibetan Plateau was an important factor of global climate change during the late Cenozoic and strongly influenced the development of the Asian monsoon system. However, there have been heated debates about the history and process of Tibetan Plateau uplift, especial ...[more]