scholarly journals Seismic Tomography of Eastern Tibet: Implications for the Tibetan Plateau Growth

Tectonics ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 37 (9) ◽  
pp. 2833-2847 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fengxue Zhang ◽  
Qingju Wu ◽  
Yonghua Li ◽  
Ruiqing Zhang ◽  
Lian Sun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tibetan Plateau ◽  
Seismic Tomography ◽  
The Tibetan Plateau ◽  
Eastern Tibet

scholarly journals Southwestward growth of plateau surfaces in eastern Tibet

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kai Cao ◽  
Anne Replumaz ◽  
Yuntao Tian ◽  
Laurent Husson ◽  
Guo-can Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tibetan Plateau ◽  
High Elevation ◽  
Tectonic Activity ◽  
Kinematics And Dynamics ◽  
The Tibetan Plateau ◽  
Slow Cooling ◽  
River Incision ◽  
Eastern Tibet ◽  
Lower Crustal ◽  
Transcurrent Faults

Abstract Both the kinematics and dynamics for topographic growth of the Tibetan Plateau remain debated despite their significance for understanding the evolution of continental lithospheric geodynamics, climate, and biodiversity in Asia. Morphometric analysis reveals the continuity of high-elevated peneplains through the Songpan-Garze-Yidun, Qiangtang and Lhasa terranes in eastern Tibet. Inverse thermal-history modeling of thermochronological data indicates slow cooling of these terranes since 80-60 Ma, 40-35 Ma and 20-5 Ma, respectively, which is interpreted as marking tectonic and topographic stabilization of the plateau surfaces. The diachronous stabilization of flat plateau surfaces and early encroachment suggests decoupling of plateau surface formation from Neogene river incision and tectonics. This southwestward piecemeal expansion of small plateaus suggests that the high-elevation, low-relief landscape of eastern Tibet has been constructed during distinct orogenic episodes prior and during the early stages of India-Asia collision. A late stage of tectonic activity during Neogene only moderately remodeled the outer rims of the plateaus and the valleys that delineate the transcurrent faults, while lower crustal channel flow only leveled the distinct plateaus to a unique elevation, thereby triggering river incision in eastern Tibet.

Buddhist Ethics in Contemporary Tibet

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Holly Gayley
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Identity ◽  
Tibetan Plateau ◽  
The Tibetan Plateau ◽  
Buddhist Ethics ◽  
Keen Interest ◽  
Eastern Tibet

In recent years, Buddhist ethics are being marshalled in novel ways as a means to unify Tibetans and articulate a vision of ethnic identity and progress in line with Buddhist values. This chapter traces several contemporary strands of ethical mobilization, both on the Tibetan plateau and in the diaspora, with a keen interest in the formation of ethical Buddhist subjects. This chapter contrasts a new set of ten Buddhist virtues in eastern Tibet, articulated by cleric-scholars at Larung Buddhist Academy in 2008, with other incidents and movements, such as the fur-burnings of 2006, the Lhakar or ‘White Wednesday’ boycotts and pledges underway since 2009, the tragic wave of self-immolations that have escalated since 2011, and a distinct articulation of nonviolence with the ‘amulet for peace’ introduced in 2012.

scholarly journals Yak Domestication: A Review of Linguistic, Archaeological, and Genetic Evidence

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Guillaume Jacques ◽  
Jade D'Alpoim Guedes ◽  
Shuya Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Tibetan Plateau ◽  
High Altitude ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Genetic Evidence ◽  
The Tibetan Plateau ◽  
Linguistic Evidence ◽  
Eastern Tibet ◽  
Taurine Cattle ◽  
Fourth Millennium Bce

Yak, a species of bovid uniquely adapted to high-altitude environments, plays a critical role in the life of the inhabitants of the Tibetan Plateau and neighboring areas. There is currently no consensus on when these animals may have been domesticated. In this paper, we review the archaeological, genetic, and linguistic evidence relevant to this question, and suggest that the domestication took place following hybridization with taurine cattle from the end of the fourth millennium BCE. This study also shows that the original domesticators of yaks included not only the ancestors of the Tibetans, but also Rgyalrongic speaking people from Eastern Tibet.

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