Where Did the STD Go in the NW Indian Himalaya: Implications for Emplacement History of the Greater Himalayan Crystalline Complex

喜马拉雅山脉是地球上最高的山脉，是印度向亚洲进发的结果。喜马拉雅山脉何时以及如何达到目前的高海拔是重要的科学问题，因为这一知识使科学家能够确定形成山脉的力量，以及由于喜马拉雅山脉对大气环流的强烈干扰，高山对当地和全球气候变化的影响。加州大学洛杉矶分校的安印教授和他的学生正在进行的研究项目正在通过在印度西北部喜马拉雅山脉进行实地调查和地质测绘，以及通过进行实验室测量来确定喜马拉雅山脉上升的时间和速度来解决这些问题。

The Himalayan Range is the highest on Earth resulting from India indenting into Asia. When and how the range has reached its current high elevation are important scientific problems because this knowledge allows scientists to determine the forces that create the mountains and the effects of the high mountains on changes in local and global climates due to the strong interferences of the Himalayas on atmospheric circulations. The research project conducted by Professor An Yin and his students at UCLA is addressing the problems by conducting field surveys and geologic mapping in the NW Indian Himalayas and by performing laboratory measurements to determine the time and rate of Himalayan uplift.