Processes of initial collision and suturing between India and Asia

• Published in: Science China. Earth sciences Vol. 60; no. 4; pp. 635 - 651
• Main Authors: Ding, Lin, Maksatbek, Satybaev, Cai, FuLong, Wang, HouQi, Song, PeiPing, Ji, WeiQiang, Xu, Qiang, Zhang, LiYun, Muhammad, Qasim, Upendra, Baral
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Beijing Science China Press 01.04.2017; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Climate change; Continental dynamics; Earth and Environmental Science; Earth Sciences; Geological time; Geophysics; Metamorphism; Paleomagnetism; Plate tectonics; Quantitative research; Review; 亚洲大陆; 印度; 周缘前陆盆地; 喜马拉雅造山带; 地质事件; 大陆碰撞; 岩浆作用过程; 雅鲁藏布江缝合带; Asia; India; Tibetan Plateau; Initial collision; Suturing processes; Indian Plate; Asian Plate

The initial collision between Indian and Asian continents marked the starting point for transformation of land-sea thermal contrast,uplift of the Tibet-Himalaya orogen,and climate change in Asia.In this paper,we review the published literatures from the past 30 years in order to draw consensus on th...