The Growth of the Tibetan Plateau and its Possible Effects on Evolving Asian Climate
Peter Molnar, Professor of Geological Sciences at the Department of Geological Sciences and Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Science (CIRES), University of Colorado at Boulder, analyzed the causes of evolution of Asian climate over the past 15 million years.
| The Growth of the Tibetan Plateau and its Possible Effects on Evolving Asian Climate |
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