29 agosto 2014
The rise of the Tibetan plateau — the largest topographic anomaly above sea level on Earth — is important for both its profound effect on climate and its reflection of continental dynamics. Scientists have now employed a cutting-edge geochemical tool — «clumped» isotope thermometry — using modern and fossil snail shells to investigate the uplift history of the Zhada basin in southwestern Tibet.
http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/gHkpywxN3Lw/140829083851.htm
