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Evolution of Asian monsoons and phased uplift of the Himalaya–Tibetan plateau since Late Miocene times
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The results of a numerical climate-model experiment support the argument that the stages in evolution of Asian monsoons are linked to phases of Himalaya–Tibetan plateau uplift and to Northern Hemisphere glaciation.Abstract:
The climates of Asia are affected significantly by the extent and height of the Himalayan mountains and the Tibetan plateau1,2,3,4 Uplift of this region began about 50 Myr ago, and further significant increases in altitude of the Tibetan plateau are thought to have occurred about 10–8 Myr ago4,5, or more recently However, the climatic consequences of this uplift remain unclear Here we use records of aeolian sediments from China6,7 and marine sediments from the Indian8,9,10 and North Pacific oceans11 to identify three stages of evolution of Asian climates: first, enhanced aridity in the Asian interior and onset of the Indian and east Asian monsoons, about 9–8 Myr ago; next, continued intensification of the east Asian summer and winter monsoons, together with increased dust transport to the North Pacific Ocean11, about 36–26 Myr ago; and last, increased variability and possible weakening of the Indian and east Asian summer monsoons and continued strengthening of the east Asian winter monsoon since about 26 Myr ago The results of a numerical climate-model experiment, using idealized stepwise increases of mountain–plateau elevation, support the argument that the stages in evolution of Asian monsoons are linked to phases of Himalaya–Tibetan plateau uplift and to Northern Hemisphere glaciationread more
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Aridification driven diversification of fan-throated lizards from the Indian subcontinent.
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Diet and environment of a mid-Pliocene fauna from southwestern Himalaya: Paleo-elevation implications
Yang Wang,Yingfeng Xu,Sofia Khawaja,Benjamin H. Passey,Chunfu Zhang,Chunfu Zhang,Xiaoming Wang,Xiaoming Wang,Qiang Li,Zhijie Jack Tseng,Gary T. Takeuchi,Tao Deng,Guangpu Xie +12 more
TL;DR: A mid-Pliocene fauna (42-31 Ma) was recently uncovered in the Zanda (Zhada) Basin in the southwestern Himalaya, at an elevation of about 4200m above sea level as mentioned in this paper.
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Phylogeography of Lagochilus ilicifolius (Lamiaceae) in relation to Quaternary climatic oscillation and aridification in northern China
Hong-Hu Meng,Ming-Li Zhang +1 more
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Comprehensive transcriptomic analysis of Tibetan Schizothoracinae fish Gymnocypris przewalskii reveals how it adapts to a high altitude aquatic life
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Sedimentary evidence for late Messinian uplift of the SE margin of the Central Anatolian Plateau: Adana Basin, southern Turkey
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors identify and characterize the seismic facies that correspond to the upper part of the Messinian Handere Formation (ca. 5.45 to 5.33 Ma), which consists mainly of fluvial conglomerates and marls.
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