Thermal and kinematic modeling of bedrock and detrital cooling ages in the central Himalaya

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 111, Issue 9, 2006, Pages

  Brewer, I D ^a   Burbank, D W ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGON-ARGON DATING; BEDROCK; COOLING; DETRITAL DEPOSIT; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; EROSION RATE; KINEMATICS; MUSCOVITE; NUMERICAL MODEL; OROGENY; PLATE CONVERGENCE;

ASIA; EURASIA; HIMALAYAS;

EID: 34250808338     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JB003304     Document Type: Article

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