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Wenrong Cao

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2009

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University of Nevada, Reno(Current)

Rice University

University of Southern California

Southern California Earthquake Center

University of Toronto

Wenrong Cao is an author at University of Nevada, Reno specializing in engineering, geology, and tectonics.

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2009–2024

19

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Lithospheric foundering and underthrusting imaged beneath Tibet

Min Chen, Fenglin Niu, Jeroen Tromp et al. · Nature Communications · 2017 · 226 citations · Full text

The rise and fall of continental arcs: Interplays between magmatism, uplift, weathering, and climate

Cin‐Ty A. Lee, S. Thurner, Scott R. Paterson et al. · Earth and Planetary Science Letters · 2015 · 170 citations

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Episodic nature of continental arc activity since 750 Ma: A global compilation

Wenrong Cao, Cin‐Ty A. Lee, Jade Star Lackey · Earth and Planetary Science Letters · 2017 · 134 citations

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Tracking paleodeformation fields in the Mesozoic central Sierra Nevada arc: Implications for intra-arc cyclic deformation and arc tempos

Wenrong Cao, Scott R. Paterson, Vali Memeti et al. · Lithosphere · 2015 · 81 citations · Full text

Deep mantle roots and continental emergence: implications for whole-Earth elemental cycling, long-term climate, and the Cambrian explosion

Cin‐Ty A. Lee, Jeremy K. Caves, Hehe Jiang et al. · International Geology Review · 2017 · 80 citations · Full text

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