Yellow River (IMAGE) Uppsala University Caption This is a side branch of the Yellow River on the north east edge of the Tibetan plateau. Our recent work shows that the Yellow River eroded and incised the uplifting Tibetan plateau and provided the wind-blown dust material that forms the Chinese Loess Plateau, one of the worlds most important past climate archives. Credit Thomas Stevens Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.