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The uplift of Tibet was a primary driver of global Cenozoic cooling
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CONTESTED
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confidence 41/100

While several studies link the uplift of Tibet and associated silicate weathering to Cenozoic cooling, other research suggests that global cooling itself or atmospheric CO2 fluctuations drove these regional changes, keeping the primary causal direction actively debated.

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  • Monsoon‐Enhanced Silicate Weathering as a New Atmospheric CO · peer-reviewed · supports · weight 1.3 · 2020
  • Trends and Transitions in Silicate Weathering in the Asian I · peer-reviewed · supports · weight 1.3 · 2022
  • Enhanced weathering input from South Asia to the Indian Ocea · peer-reviewed · supports · weight 1.05 · 2023
  • Large-number detrital zircon U-Pb ages reveal global cooling · peer-reviewed · refutes · weight 1.05 · 2022
  • East Asian winter monsoon intensification over the Northwest · peer-reviewed · refutes · weight 1.05 · 2024
Evidence for · 3
Monsoon‐Enhanced Silicate Weathering as a New Atmospheric CO2 Consumption Mechanism Contributing to Fast Late Miocene Global Cooling
2020 · cited by 48
Paper 0 demonstrates that enhanced silicate weathering over the East Asian monsoon region contributed to late Miocene global cooling.
Evidence against · 2
Large-number detrital zircon U-Pb ages reveal global cooling caused the formation of the Chinese Loess Plateau during Late Miocene.
2022 · cited by 6
Paper 2 argues that global cooling was the primary driver of regional landscape formation and dust production rather than regional tectonic deformation.
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More for · 2
Trends and Transitions in Silicate Weathering in the Asian Interior (NE Tibet) Since 53 Ma
2022 · cited by 20
Paper 1 links Tibetan Plateau uplift and increased regional silicate weathering to Cenozoic cooling via atmospheric CO2 drawdown.
Enhanced weathering input from South Asia to the Indian Ocean since the late Eocene.
2023 · cited by 1
Paper 9 provides evidence that enhanced South Asian weathering input, driven by the uplift of the Himalayan-Tibetan Plateau, played a significant role in late Cenozoic cooling.
More against · 1
East Asian winter monsoon intensification over the Northwest Pacific Ocean driven by late Miocene atmospheric CO<sub>2</sub> decline.
2024 · cited by 1
Paper 8 suggests through paleoclimate simulations that atmospheric CO2 decline and other factors played a more vital role than Tibetan Plateau uplift in regional climate and monsoon intensification.
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judged → CONTESTED · 4102 Aug 2026
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