Middle to late Miocene growth of the North Pamir [PDF]
, 2021 International audienceHow and when the Pamir formed remains an open question. This study explores Pamir tectonics recorded in a sedimentary section in the eastern Tajik Basin. A prominent lithofacies change that has been recognized regionally is assigned
Li, Lin +16 more
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The Carboniferous Arc of the North Pamir [PDF]
, 2021 In this study, we investigate the age and geochemical variability of volcanic arc rocks found in the Chinese, Kyrgyz, and Tajik North Pamir in Central Asia.
Sobel, Edward (Prof. Dr.) +6 more
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Late Miocene deformation and surface uplift of the North Pamir [PDF]
, 2020 International audience<p>The Pamir Plateau, as the west extension of the Tibetan Plateau, forms a prominent salient into central Asia. Previous studies have suggested that the Pamir indented northward, causing retreat of the proto-Paratethys Sea ...
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Azan on the Moon: Entangling Modernity along Tajikistan's Pamir Highway [PDF]
, 2017 Azan on the Moon is an in-depth anthropological study of people’s lives along the Pamir Highway in eastern Tajikistan. Constructed in the 1930s in rugged high-altitude terrain, the road fundamentally altered the material and social fabric of this former ...
Mostowlansky, T, TILL MOSTOWLANSKY
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Geodetic glacier mass balance (1975–1999) in the central Pamir using the SRTM DEM and KH-9 imagery
Journal of Glaciology, 2019 Multiple studies on regional glacier mass balance in the Pamir Mountains have been conducted using the geodetic method, but they were rarely extended to the period before 2000.
YUSHAN ZHOU +4 more
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Frontiers in Earth Science, 2021 The Cenozoic collision between India and Asia promoted the widespread uplift of the Tibetan Plateau, with significant deformation documented in the Pamir Plateau and West Kunlun Mountains.
Dongliang Liu +14 more
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Magnetotelluric investigation of the continental collision zone of Pamir and Tian Shan, Central Asia [PDF]
, 2013 Die physikalischen Eigenschaften und die mit diesen verbundene Dynamik von Gesteinen in unterschiedlichen Tiefen der Erdkruste während eines kontinentalen Kollisionsprozesses sind trotz erheblicher Forschungsanstrengungen oft kaum bekannt.
Saß, Paul
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Geochronology, Geochemistry, and Geodynamic Implications of Permo-Triassic Back-Arc Basin Successions in the North Pamir, Central Asia [PDF]
, 2023 The Permo-Triassic period marks the time interval between Hercynian (Variscan) orogenic events in the Tien Shan and the North Pamir, and the Cimmerian accretion of the Gondwana-derived Central and South Pamir to the southern margin of the Paleo-Asian ...
Sobel, Edward (Prof. Dr.) +6 more
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Transhumance in the Kyrgyz Pamir, Central Asia
Geographical Studies, 2014 Transhumance is a typical form of subsistence in the livestock industry that involves the climatic difference between lowlands and highlands. There are several types of transhumance but its most important factor is the natural difference in climate and vegetation between lowlands and mountain regions.
SHIRASAKA, Shigeru +4 more
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Nature's patchwork: How water sources and soil salinity determine the distribution and structure of halophytic plant communities in arid environments of the Eastern Pamir. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 The eastern part of the Pamir Mountains, located in Central Asia, is characterized by great climatic continentality and aridity. Wetlands developed in this hostile region are restricted to spring areas, terraces of shallow lakes or floodplains along ...
Monika Mętrak +6 more
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