Active mountain-building in Mongolia and Iran by Nissen, E, Edwin Nissen

“…In this thesis I use a multi-disciplinary approach to investigate two areas of active mountain-building within the Alpine-Himalayan belt: the Altai range in western Mongolia, and the Zagros mountains in southern Iran. …”

Late Quaternary rates of uplift and shortening at Baatar Hyarhan (Mongolian Altai) with optically stimulated luminescence by Nissen, E, Walker, R, Molor, E, Fattahi, M, Bayasgalan, A

“…We investigate mountain building in the Altai range of western Mongolia, focusing on Baatar Hyarhan, a NW-trending massif bounded by active thrust faults. …”