Tectonic and climatic forcing on the rivers in Pamir

The high mountains of Pamir provide a fascinating natural laboratory to study geodynamic processes and their surface feedbacks. The ongoing IndiaAsia convergence controls the topographic growth, while the transition from westerlies to Indian summer monsoon-driven climate sets the pace for erosion pr...

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Published inInternational journal of earth sciences : Geologische Rundschau Vol. 102; no. 7; pp. 2005 - 2006
Main Authors Fuchs, Margret C., Gloaguen, Richard
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.10.2013
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Climate science
Earth and Environmental Science
Earth Sciences
Geochemistry
Geology
Geophysics/Geodesy
GeoSite
Mineral Resources
Mountains
Plate tectonics
Rivers
Sedimentology
Structural Geology
Pamirs
Complex Interaction
Erosion Process
Control Factor
Considerable Change
India
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Summary:The high mountains of Pamir provide a fascinating natural laboratory to study geodynamic processes and their surface feedbacks. The ongoing IndiaAsia convergence controls the topographic growth, while the transition from westerlies to Indian summer monsoon-driven climate sets the pace for erosion processes. The role of climatic
ISSN:1437-3254
1437-3262
DOI:10.1007/s00531-013-0929-x