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Eastward expansion of the Tibetan Plateau by crustal flow and strain partitioning across faults

Qi Yuan Liu, Robert D. van der Hilst, Yu Li, H. Yao, Jiuhui Chen, Biao Guo, Shao Hua Qi, Jun Wang, Hui Huang, Shun Cheng Li

Nature Geoscience · 2014 · 420 citations · 47 references

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Oblique Stepwise Rise and Growth of the Tibet Plateau

Paul Tapponnier, Xu Zhiqin, Françoise Roger et al. · Science · 2001 · 3.9K citations

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Propagating extrusion tectonics in Asia: New insights from simple experiments with plasticine

P. Tapponnier, G. Peltzer, A. Y. Le Dain et al. · Geology · 1982 · 2.9K citations

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High-Resolution Surface-Wave Tomography from Ambient Seismic Noise

Michel Campillo, Laurent Stehly, M. H. Ritzwoller · Science · 2005 · 2.3K citations

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Surface Deformation and Lower Crustal Flow in Eastern Tibet

L. H. Royden, B. C. Burchfiel, R. W. King et al. · Science · 1997 · 1.6K citations

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Himalayan tectonics explained by extrusion of a low-viscosity crustal channel coupled to focused surface denudation

Christopher Beaumont, R. A. Jamieson, M. H. Nguyen et al. · Nature · 2001 · 1.6K citations

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