Fig. 1From: From desert to monsoon: irreversible climatic transition at ~ 36 Ma in southeastern Tibetan PlateauLocation map showing the DEM of Tibetan Plateau and surrounding regions. Also showing are the general climatic configuration (Westerly Jet, South Asian monsoon and Southeast Asian monsoon). Xining Basin and central Myanmar Basin are marked by XB and MB, respectively. Note that the present-day northern Westerly Jet is deflected into northern and southern branches owing to the orographic effects of Tibetan PlateauBack to article page