Reconciling patterns of long-term topographic growth with coseismic uplift by synchronous duplex thrusting by Yuqing Zhang, Hanlin Chen, Xuhua Shi, Rafael Almeida, Richard Walker, Xiubin Lin, Xiaogan Cheng, Hongdan Deng, Zhuxin Chen, Xiu Hu

“…Thus, our study highlights the importance of characterizing complex subsurface fault kinematics for studying topographic growth, and motivates rethinking of the mountain building process in worldwide active fold-and-thrust belts, from short-term to long-term timescales.…”
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Limited flexural control of fold-thrust belts on the Jurassic Sichuan Basin, South China by Neng Wan, Shaofeng Liu, Xueyan Li, Bo Zhang, Rong Ren, Zhuxin Chen

“…However, the exact coupling mechanism between mountain building and basin formation remains unclear. …”
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