Abstract: Research Article| October 01, 2014 Dynamic ups and downs of the Himalaya Laurent Husson; Laurent Husson 1Université de Grenoble Alpes, Institut des Sciences de la Terre (ISTerre), F-38041 Grenoble, France2CNRS, Institut des Sciences de la Terre, F-38041 Grenoble, France Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Matthias Bernet; Matthias Bernet 1Université de Grenoble Alpes, Institut des Sciences de la Terre (ISTerre), F-38041 Grenoble, France2CNRS, Institut des Sciences de la Terre, F-38041 Grenoble, France Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Stéphane Guillot; Stéphane Guillot 1Université de Grenoble Alpes, Institut des Sciences de la Terre (ISTerre), F-38041 Grenoble, France2CNRS, Institut des Sciences de la Terre, F-38041 Grenoble, France Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Pascale Huyghe; Pascale Huyghe 1Université de Grenoble Alpes, Institut des Sciences de la Terre (ISTerre), F-38041 Grenoble, France2CNRS, Institut des Sciences de la Terre, F-38041 Grenoble, France Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Jean-Louis Mugnier; Jean-Louis Mugnier 1Université de Grenoble Alpes, Institut des Sciences de la Terre (ISTerre), F-38041 Grenoble, France3Université de Savoie, Institut des Sciences de la Terre, F-73376 Le Bourget du Lac, France Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Anne Replumaz; Anne Replumaz 1Université de Grenoble Alpes, Institut des Sciences de la Terre (ISTerre), F-38041 Grenoble, France2CNRS, Institut des Sciences de la Terre, F-38041 Grenoble, France Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Xavier Robert; Xavier Robert 1Université de Grenoble Alpes, Institut des Sciences de la Terre (ISTerre), F-38041 Grenoble, France2CNRS, Institut des Sciences de la Terre, F-38041 Grenoble, France4IRD, Institut des Sciences de la Terre, F-38041 Grenoble, France Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Peter Van der Beek Peter Van der Beek 1Université de Grenoble Alpes, Institut des Sciences de la Terre (ISTerre), F-38041 Grenoble, France2CNRS, Institut des Sciences de la Terre, F-38041 Grenoble, France Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Geology (2014) 42 (10): 839–842. https://doi.org/10.1130/G36049.1 Article history received: 13 May 2014 rev-recd: 04 Jul 2014 accepted: 09 Jul 2014 first online: 09 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Laurent Husson, Matthias Bernet, Stéphane Guillot, Pascale Huyghe, Jean-Louis Mugnier, Anne Replumaz, Xavier Robert, Peter Van der Beek; Dynamic ups and downs of the Himalaya. Geology 2014;; 42 (10): 839–842. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/G36049.1 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract Fast uplift and exhumation of the Himalaya and Tibet and fast subsidence in the foreland basin portray the primary Neogene evolution of the Indian-Eurasian collision zone. We relate these events to the relative northward drift of India over its own slab. Our mantle-flow model derived from seismic tomography shows that dynamic topography over the southward-folded Indian slab explains the modern location of the foreland depocenter. Back in time, our model suggests that the stretched Indian slab detached from the Indian plate during the indentation of the Eurasian plate, and remained stationary underneath the northward-drifting Indian continent. We model the associated southward migration of the dynamic deflection of the topography and show that subsidence has amounted to ∼6000 m in the foreland basin since 15 Ma, while the dynamic surface uplift of the Himalaya amounted to ∼1000 m during the early Miocene. While competing with other processes, transient dynamic topography may thus explain, to a large extent, both the uplift history of the Himalaya and subsidence of its foreland basin, and should not be ignored. You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.
Publication Year: 2014
Publication Date: 2014-08-29
Language: en
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