Southwestward growth of plateau surfaces in eastern Tibet

This file encompasses 1 supplementary text, 3 Figures and 8 Tables, including protocols for the dating methods, sample information, geomorphic characteristics of the Zuogong, Markam and Weixi plateaux, new geochronology and thermochronology results, and input parameters of thermal-history modelling, as well as a compilation of available thermochronology data and exhumation/erosion rates of Cenozoic tectonics and river incision in eastern Tibet.
Supplementary text (Materials and Methods): Zircon U-Pb geochronology, apatite fission track and zircon and apatite (U-Th)/He, and inverse modeling.
Figure S1. Shaded topographic map and topographic swath superimposed by relict plateau surfaces and available thermochronological data around eastern Himalayan syntaxis.
Figure S2. Geomorphic expression of the Zuogong, Markam and Weixi plateaux.
Figure S3. Thermal histories of the rocks in the Zuogong, Markam and Weixi plateaux derived from QTQt inverse modeling.
Table S1. Exhumation or erosion rates of Cenozoic tectonics and river incision, as well as million to millennial timescale erosion since stabilization of low-relief plateau surfaces.
Table S2. Sample locations and dating information from low-relief plateau surfaces.
Table S3. Zircon U-Pb geochronologic data analyzed by Laser-Ablation ICP Mass Spectrometery.
Table S4. Apatite fission track data.
Table S5. Apatite (U-Th)/He data.
Table S6. Zircon (U-Th)/He data.
Table S7. A collection of available thermochronological data.
Table S8. Thermal history model input table modified from Flowers et al. (2015).

本文件包含1篇补充文本、3幅图表和8张表格，涵盖年代测定方法的协议、样本信息、卓贡、马尔康和威西高原的地貌特征，新的地质年代学和热年代学结果，以及热历史模拟的输入参数，还包括现有热年代学数据的汇编以及青藏高原东部新生代构造和河流侵蚀的剥蚀/侵蚀速率。补充文本（材料和实验方法）：锆石U-Pb年代学、磷灰石裂变轨迹以及锆石和磷灰石（U-Th）/He年代学，以及逆模拟。图S1：阴影地形图，以及叠加于东部喜马拉雅联合构造周围残留高原表面和现有热年代学数据的地形带。图S2：卓贡、马尔康和威西高原的地貌表现。图S3：基于QTQt逆模拟得到的卓贡、马尔康和威西高原岩石的热历史。表S1：新生代构造和河流侵蚀的剥蚀/侵蚀速率，以及自低海拔高原表面稳定以来的百万至千年尺度侵蚀。表S2：低海拔高原表面的样本位置和年代信息。表S3：通过激光剥蚀电感耦合等离子体质谱仪分析的锆石U-Pb年代学数据。表S4：磷灰石裂变轨迹数据。表S5：磷灰石（U-Th）/He数据。表S6：锆石（U-Th）/He数据。表S7：现有热年代学数据的汇编。表S8：修改自Flowers等（2015）的热历史模型输入表格。