EXPLORING THE MYSTERIES OF THE QINGHAI-TIBET PLATEAU
ZHANG MINGTAO AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE MULTIDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH TEAM OF THE QINGHAI TIBET PLATEAU
CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
HARRY N. ABRAMS, INC, NEW YORK AND FOREIGN LANGUAGES PRESS, BEIJING
1982
ASSUMED FIRST EDITION
FRONTISPIECE SPREAD: KARILA GLACIER, ON A PEAK 6,500 METERS ABOVE SEA LEVEL IN SOUTHERN TIBET
MORE THAN 400 SPECIALISTS IN GEOPHYSICS, GEOLOGY, GEOGRAPHY, BIOLOGY, AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY TREKKED OVER SNOWY PEAKS AND GLACIERS, CROSSED RVIERS AND LAKES, PENETRATED TROPICAL FORESTS, COLLECTED ROCK, ICE, AND SNOW SPECIMENS, AND UNEARTHED ALL KINDS OF FOSSILS EVEN DINOSAURS
THIS BOOK IS A RECORD OF THE EXPEDTIONS, WRITTEN IN NON TECHNICAL LANGUAGE AND ILLLUSTRATED WITH BEAUTIFUL PHOTOGRAPHS
232 illustrations, including 138 plates in full color, diagram and two MAPS
However it will not be a easy task to do scientific expedition on the World's Roof.The planned expeditions were designed by top geoscientists who have had long experiences in the research fields of Tibet Plateau & Himalayas. It will be a good start for you to make an on-the-spot investigation on the unique, rich, and varied geological phenomena on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.About 200 million years ago, Himalayas and Qing- Tibet Plateau were uplifted by the collision between Eurasian continent and India Sub-continent. From the view of earth science, Qing- Tibet Plateau is one of the most interesting region in the world. It is the highest plateau in the world - average altitude 4,500 m (14,763 ft) with a crust thickness of 70km.It is the front line of Eurasian continent and India Sub-continent, and these two mass of land are still press each other today. It has the two highest mountains in the world - Mt. Everest (8,850 m = 29,035 ft) and Mt. K2 ( 8,611 m = 28,250 ft).It has the largest canyon in the world - Yalung Tsangpu (Brahmaputra) River Great Canyon (depth 5,382 m = 17,657 ft with a total length of 496.3 km. It is still geologically active with frequent earthquake, glacier movements, earth heat field and hot waterfall exploring.It has the largest scale of vertical ecosystem zones - from the highest point on the earth 8,850 m, to the bottom of valley >900 m elevation.It has numerous glaciers and the originates of many important rivers are here.It has very unique environment and many unique plants & animals.Its natural ecosystem has been reserved very well.
The World's Roof is the 'Mega' of Geologists. It is the scientific treasure of the whole world.
LARGE HARDBOUND COFFEE TABLE TYPE BOOK WITH DUST JACKET IN NEAR NEW CONDITION.
