Two Mw ≥ 6.5 Earthquakes in Central Pamir Constrained by Satellite SAR Observations
Remote Sensing, 2023 The Pamir, situated in central Asia, is a result of the ongoing northward advance of the Indian continent, leading to compression of the Asian landmass. While geodetic and seismic data typically indicate that the most significant deformation in Pamir is ...
Shuai Wang, Chuang Song, Zhuohui Xiao
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Two generations of scapolite at Snezhnoe ruby deposit, Central Pamir
Известия высших учебных заведений: Геология и разведка, 2017 At Snezhnoe ruby deposit, localized in the eastern part of the tectonic zone of Central Pamir, two generations of sсapolite have been discovered by the textural and structural features.
A. K. Litvinenko +2 more
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Evidence for Late Triassic crustal suturing of the Central and Southern Pamir
Journal of Asian Earth Sciences: X, 2020 The timing of closure of the Paleotethys and Rushan ocean basins and suturing of Gondwanan crustal fragments in the Pamir is not well resolved. Whereas the Central Pamir terrane is generally interpreted to have collided with the Northern Pamir terrane at
Dustin P. Villarreal +7 more
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EARLY PERMIAN FUSULINIDS FROM THE CENTRAL PAMIR
Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia, 2017 An endemic fusulinid assemblage is herein first described from Sakmarian rocks of the Central Pamir. It consists of 42 species and subspecies belonging to the genera Pseudofusulina, Sphaeroschwagerina, Paraschwhagerina, Zellia, Robustoschwagerina ...
ERNST LEVEN
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Continuous decline of climate fluctuations in the Kunlun–Pamir Plateau from the perspective of the bioclimatic variables [PDF]
Scientific ReportsUnderstanding the changes in bioclimatic indicators is a prerequisite and foundation for biodiversity simulation and prediction of climate sensitive organisms.
Xiaoran Huang +13 more
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New ore-magmatic ring-type structure in the Muzkol-Rangkul anticlinorium, Central Pamir
Известия высших учебных заведений: Геология и разведка, 2023 Background. The minerogenic specialization of the Muzkol-Rangkul anticlinorium consists in industrial gemstone deposits of ruby, cordierite, almandine, aquamarine, topaz, tourmaline, scapolite, etc. Large ore objects in this area are unknown.
A. K. Litvinenko, Sh. A. Odinaev
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The first large scale rDNA amplicon database of soil microbiomes from Pamir Plateau, China [PDF]
Scientific DataThe Eastern Pamir, distinguished with high altitude, extremely arid and cold climate, limited nutrients and sparse vegetation, is a unique ecological reservoir.
Jing Zhu +5 more
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Laws, Institutions and Transboundary Pasture Management in the High Pamir and Pamir-Alai Mountain Ecosystem of Central Asia [PDF]
Law, Environment and Development Journal, 2012 Enhanced rangeland governance is a priority for the governments of the post-Soviet Central Asian states of the Kyrgyz Republic and Tajikistan. Major transitional challenges confront the newly independent states of Central Asia.
Michelle Lim
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Hybrids as mirrors of the past: genomic footprints reveal spatio-temporal dynamics and extinction risk of alpine extremophytes in the mountains of Central Asia [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant ScienceHybridization is one of the key processes shaping lineage diversification, particularly in regions that experienced strong climate oscillations. The alpine biome with its rich history of glacial-interglacial cycles and complex patterns of species ...
Anna Wróbel +3 more
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Re-establishing glacier monitoring in Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, Central Asia [PDF]
Geoscientific Instrumentation, Methods and Data Systems, 2017 Glacier mass loss is among the clearest indicators of atmospheric warming. The observation of these changes is one of the major objectives of the international climate monitoring strategy developed by the Global Climate Observing System (GCOS).
M. Hoelzle +24 more
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