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Evidence for mechanical coupling and strong Indian lower crust beneath southern Tibet

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  • Alex Copley

    (Tectonics Observatory, California Institute of Technology
    Present address: Bullard Labs, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge, CB3 0EZ Cambridge, UK.)

  • Jean-Philippe Avouac

    (Tectonics Observatory, California Institute of Technology)

  • Brian P. Wernicke

    (Tectonics Observatory, California Institute of Technology)

Abstract

North–south divide on Tibetan Plateau The Tibetan Plateau, the largest area of high topography on the planet, has been central to the study of the processes governing continental deformation, and has inspired a wide range of tectonic models. Based on numerical experiments, Copley et al. now show that the difference in the style of faulting between the northern and southern parts of the plateau requires the upper crust of southern Tibet to be mechanically coupled to the underthrusting Indian crust, contrary to recent models. The study suggests that the Indian crust retains its strength as it underthrusts the plateau.

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  • Alex Copley & Jean-Philippe Avouac & Brian P. Wernicke, 2011. "Evidence for mechanical coupling and strong Indian lower crust beneath southern Tibet," Nature, Nature, vol. 472(7341), pages 79-81, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:472:y:2011:i:7341:d:10.1038_nature09926
    DOI: 10.1038/nature09926
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    1. Bingfeng Zhang & Xuewei Bao & Yingkai Wu & Yixian Xu & Wencai Yang, 2023. "Southern Tibetan rifting since late Miocene enabled by basal shear of the underthrusting Indian lithosphere," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-8, December.

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