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The steppes and deserts of the Xizang Plateau (Tibet)
Vegetatio, 1988The Xizang Plateau (Tibet) covers a vast area over 4 000 m with a severe environment. Steppes and deserts are widely distributed on the plateau to the west of 91.5°E. Poaceae, Asteraceae, Fabaceae and Cyperaceae are the most important families in the composition of steppe communities.
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Site characterization studies in high plateau of Tibet
SPIE Proceedings, 2012The site survey in western China has been carried out since 2003. Remote studies and local surveys are performed, and Oma site, Ali area in southwest Tibet, has been selected in 2005 to make site testing measurements. The monitoring results show that Ali area can be the best choice for astronomical observations over the East Asian regions.
Yongqiang Yao +5 more
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[Fundus examination of newborns on Tibet plateau].
[Zhonghua yan ke za zhi] Chinese journal of ophthalmology, 1990Fundus examination of 255 newborns in high altitude Tibet revealed that the optic discs were of orange-pink colour with clear margin and over ten small vessels. The C/D ratio in 500 eyes (98.04%) was 0.3 or less, and none was 0.6 or over. The C/D ratio in both eyes of 242 babies (94.90%) was symmetrical and in only 1 case (0.39%) it differed by 0.2 ...
D Q, Zhang, Z, Qu
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Metasomatised mantle and growth of the Tibet Plateau
2018The timing and mechanism of the Tibet Plateau formation remain elusive. Whether the bulk of its formation really occurred during the Cenozoic, either by continuous and homogenous thickening of the whole lithosphere followed by mantle delamination, or by localized continental subductions reactivating ancient suture zones, are questions yet to be ...
Guillot, Stéphane +8 more
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The Tectonic Evolution of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau: A Review
1989This paper, based mainly on the data of the athors’ own work, presents information from different sources and views of various workers, especially those of the recent years. Following are the main points: The Kunlun and Qilian Mts. were a part of Paleo-Asia.
Chen-Fa Chang, Yu-Sheng Pan, Yi-Ying Sun
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The process and mechanism of the rise of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
Tectonophysics, 1996Abstract During the period from the Late Cretaceous to Eocene, the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau started a new stage of continental collision, crustal shortening and thickening and continuous rise. The rising process of the Plateau progressed through three stages: rise due to subduction collision, rise due to convergence compression and rise due to isostatic
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The China Society on Tibet Plateau
Journal of Geographical Sciences, 2004Zheng Du, Zhu Liping
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Major Asian Rivers of the Plateau of Tibet: The Basics
Education About Asia, 2010In relatively recent geologic times, less than forty million years ago, the Indian subcontinent crashed into the Eurasian tectonic plate. As the South Asian plate began to subduct under the Eurasian plate, it pushed up the Himalayas, the Plateau of Tibet, and folded the ranges of mountains to the east of the Plateau of Tibet.
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