A new surface velocity map shows strain localized along major strike-slip features, suggesting the central Tibetan Plateau is not deforming as a fluid in response to gravitational collapse.
Tibet
Posted inResearch Spotlights
Unraveling the History of the India-Asia Collision
A study of deformed and metamorphosed rocks exposed in Tibet’s Lopu Range suggests that episodes of crustal shortening and extension during the evolution of the Himalaya are related to subduction processes.
Posted inResearch Spotlights
Seismic Wave Modeling Goes Local
A new technique brings accurate models of traveling seismic waves to a regional scale.