Geomorphic analysis of active fold growth and landscape evolution in the central Qiulitage fold belt, southern Tian Shan, China

Cenozoic Shortening and Propagation in the Eastern Kuqa Fold‐And‐Thrust Belt, South Tian Shan, NW China

“…This value is smaller than ∼1.2 km of shortening across the Yaken anticline to the west of the fold (Hubert‐ferrari et al., 2007). This along‐strike variation is mainly caused by the lateral growth of the Yaken anticline (Hubert‐ferrari et al., 2007; Saint‐carlier et al., 2016), which is also widely observed in the other active anticlines of the Kuqa FTB (Adeoti & Webb, 2022; Delcaillau et al., 2021; L. Zhang et al., 2021).…”

“…Recent works also focused on a fold‐scale deformation history and landscape evolution. Examples include the evolution of detachment folds within the Frontal fold belt of the Kuqa FTB (Gao et al., 2020; Hubert‐ferrari et al., 2007; L. Lu, Sun, et al., 2019; Tian et al., 2016), geomorphological analysis and fold modeling of the Misikantage, Yaken, and Qiulitage anticlines (Adeoti & Webb, 2022; Charreau et al., 2020; Daëron et al., 2007; Delcaillau et al., 2021; Saint‐carlier et al., 2016; Tang et al., 2017; L. Zhang et al., 2021) and magnetostratigraphic studies of strata within active anticlines (Charreau et al., 2006, 2009; Sun et al., 2009; T. Zhang et al., 2014; Z. Zhang et al., 2016, 2018). Despite these efforts, the distribution and propagation of the shortening into the foreland basin and what mechanisms drive this process within the Kuqa FTB remain poorly understood.…”