Response to Comment on "Revised paleoaltimetry data show low Tibetan Plateau elevation during the Eocene".
Svetlana BotsyunPierre SepulchreYannick DonnadieuCamille RisiAlexis LichtJeremy K Caves RugensteinPublished in: Science (New York, N.Y.) (2019)
Valdes et al contest our results, suggesting failings in our modeling approach as well as in our comparison with data. Although their comment points to interesting ideas of improvement, we find that their critique reflects an incomplete understanding of our methods and is not supported by the material they provide.