Eastward “glacier-like flow” of the Tibetan crust constrained from power-law rheology

We propose that topography can be used as a proxy for the eastward lateral “glacier-like flow” of the Tibetan crust in the Himalayan-Tibetan orogenic system. Geodetic observations across the Tibetan plateau indicate ∼22 mm/yr of crustal motion with respect to stable Eurasia by considering Newtonian channel flow model. Further, correlation between regional strain rate (ė) and topographic elevation (h) is found to be statistically robust, with...