Rate and Mechanisms of Faulting and Growth Folding Over 10Ka to 20Ma and Chronology of Maximum Glacial Advances in the Southern Tian Shan Fold-and-Thrust Belt, China

对与印度-欧亚碰撞有关的天山大陆内山脉进行了研究，以了解造成这种造山运动的动力过程。然而，时间和短期与长期的变形速率是有争议的，导致模型中天山的变形可能在过去的几百万年里显著加速。本研究的目的是通过对天山在不同时间尺度上的变形速率的生长层分析得出新的约束条件来检验这些模型。结果将适用于理解印度-欧亚碰撞，并将有助于建立这种碰撞的一般模型。

Suppe0073759The Tian Shan intracontinental mountain range related to the Indian-Eurasian collision has been studied to understand the dynamic processes responsible for this type of orogenesis. However, the timing and short-term versus long-term rates of deformation are controversial, leading to models in which deformation in Tian Shan may have accelerated significantly in the last few millions of years. A goal of this study is to test these models by providing new constraints derived from growth strata analysis on the rate of deformation in Tian Shan over different timescales. Results will be applicable to understanding the Indian-Eurasian collision and should contribute to models of such collisions generally.