Potential Influences of Middle and Lower Crustal Flow on Landscape Evolution:  Insights From the Himalayan-Tibetan Orogen

Byron A Adams; Kip V Hodges

doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-818234-5.00195-4

Potential Influences of Middle and Lower Crustal Flow on Landscape Evolution: Insights From the Himalayan-Tibetan Orogen

Byron A Adams, Kip V Hodges

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The Tibetan Plateau serves as a model for understanding the possible influence of middle and lower crustal flow on the geomorphic and tectonic evolution of continental plateau. This article presents the arguments in favor of a weak middle (and, in some areas, lower) crust beneath the plateau, and explores the development and features of popular models of the Himalayan-Tibetan orogenic system that incorporate lateral flow of this weak crust under the influence of gravity. Many long- and short-wavelength features of Tibetan and Himalayan landscapes are reasonably explained as a consequence of such flow.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Treatise on Geomorphology
Publisher	Academic Press
Chapter	26
Pages	729-748
Number of pages	20
Volume	2
Edition	2
ISBN (Print)	978-0-12-818235-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-818234-5.00195-4
Publication status	Published - 1 Mar 2022

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