Tibetan Plateau Uplift and Environmental Impacts: New Progress and Perspectives
Author: Yibo Yang
Publisher: Frontiers Media SA
Published: 2022-10-20
Total Pages: 407
ISBN-13: 2832503004
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Author: Yibo Yang
Publisher: Frontiers Media SA
Published: 2022-10-20
Total Pages: 407
ISBN-13: 2832503004
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Richard Gloaguen
Publisher: Geological Society of London
Published: 2011
Total Pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9781862393264
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDespite agreement on first-order features and mechanisms, critical aspects of the origin and evolution of the Tibetan Plateau, such as the exact timing and nature of collision, the initiation of plateau uplift, and the evolution of its height and width, are disputed, untested or unknown. This book gathers papers dealing with the growth and collapse of the Tibetan Plateau. The timing, the underlying mechanisms, their interactions and the induced surface shaping, contributing to the Tibetan Plateau evolution are tightly linked via coupled and feedback processes. We present interdisciplinary contributions allowing insight into the complex interactions between lithospheric dynamics, topography building, erosion, hydrological processes and atmospheric coupling. The book is structured in four parts: early processes in the plateau formation; recent growth of the Tibetan Plateau; mechanisms of plateau growth; and plateau uplift, surface processes and the monsoon.
Author: Margaret Coleman
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Published: 1995
Total Pages: 4
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Stephen Young
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Published: 2012-02-03
Total Pages: 491
ISBN-13: 9533078154
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEnvironmental change is increasingly considered a critical topic for researchers across multiple disciplines, as well as policy makers throughout the world. Mounting evidence shows that environments in every part of the globe are undergoing tremendous human-induced change. Population growth, urbanization and the expansion of the global economy are putting increasing pressure on ecosystems around the planet. To understand the causes and consequences of environmental change, the contributors to this book employ spatial and non-spatial data, diverse theoretical perspectives and cutting edge research tools such as GIS, remote sensing and other relevant technologies. International Perspectives on Global Environmental Change brings together research from around the world to explore the complexities of contemporary, and historical environmental change. As an InTech open source publication current and cutting edge research methodologies and research results are quickly published for the academic policy-making communities. Dimensions of environmental change explored in this volume include: Climate change Historical environmental change Biological responses to environmental change Land use and land cover change Policy and management for environmental change
Author: Du Zheng
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2013-10-03
Total Pages: 396
ISBN-13: 9789401038003
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIntense uplift of the Tibetan Plateau in Late Cenozoic Era is one of the most important events in geological history of the Earth. The plateau offers an ideal region for studying of lithospheric formation and evolution, probing into the mechanism of crustal movement, and understanding of changes in environments and geo-ecosystems in Asia. Intense uplift ofthe plateau resulted in drastic changes of natural environment and apparent regional differentiation on the plateau proper and neighboring regions. The plateau therefore becomes a sensitive area of climate change in Asian monsoon region, which is closely related to the global change. As a special physical unit, its ecosystems occupy a prominent position in the world. Due to its extremely high elevation and great extent, natural types and characteristics of physical landscapes on the plateau are quite different from those in lowlands at comparable latitudes, and environments are also different from those in high latitudinal zones. Consequently, the Tibetan Plateau has been classified as one of three giant physical regions in China and considered as a unique unit on Earth. Scientific surveys and expeditions to the Tibetan Plateau on large scale began from 1950's. Amongst them, a number of comprehensive scientific expeditions to the Xizang (Tibet) Autonomous Region, Hengduan Mts. areas, Karakorum and Kunlun Mts. regions, as well as the Hoh Xii Mts. areas, have been successively carried out by the Integrated Scientific Expedition to Tibetan Plateau, sponsored by Chinese Academy of Sciences since 1973.
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Published: 2001
Total Pages: 420
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Junsheng Nie
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Published: 2018
Total Pages: 258
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Paolo Ballato
Publisher: Frontiers Media SA
Published: 2021-11-12
Total Pages: 135
ISBN-13: 2889716120
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Peter D. Clift
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2014-05-29
Total Pages:
ISBN-13: 1139471740
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Asian monsoon is one of the most dramatic climatic phenomena on Earth, with far-reaching environmental and societal effects. Almost two thirds of humanity lives within regions influenced by the monsoon. With the emerging Asian economies, the importance of the region to the global economy has never been more marked. The Asian Monsoon describes the evolution of the monsoon, and proposes a connection between the tectonic evolution of the solid Earth and monsoon intensity. The authors explain how the monsoon has been linked to orbital processes and thus to other parts of the global climate system, especially glaciation. Finally, they summarize how monsoon evolution since the last Ice Age has impacted human societies, as well as commenting on the potential impact of future climate change. This book presents a multi-disciplinary overview of the monsoon for advanced students and researchers in atmospheric science, climatology, oceanography, geophysics, and geomorphology.
Author: Bin Wang
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2006-01-13
Total Pages: 906
ISBN-13: 9783540406105
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis is a timely, interdisciplinary scientific overview of the atmosphere, the ocean and the land surface as it interacts with physical, chemical and biological processes. The high level of detail sets it apart from other studies of monsoon meteorology. The text includes analysis of paleoclimate records, human influences on the monsoon climate and the economic impacts of the monsoon on economies and to human health.