Paleo-erosion rates in Central Asia since 9Ma: A transient increase at the onset of Quaternary glaciations?

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 304, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 85-92

  Charreau, J ^a   Blard, P H ^a   Puchol, N ^a   Avouac, J P ^b   Lallier Verges E ^c   Bourles D ^d   Braucher, R ^d   Gallaud, A ^c   Finkel, R ^d,e   Jolivet, M ^f   Chen, Y ^c   Roy, P ^a  

^a CRPG CNRS   (France)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c UMR 7327   (France)

^d CEREGE   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

Author keywords

Cosmogenic nuclide; Erosion rates; Magnetostratigraphy; Quaternary glaciation; Tianshan

Indexed keywords

BUDGET CONTROL; CARBON DIOXIDE; GLACIAL GEOLOGY; SEA LEVEL; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

COSMOGENIC NUCLIDES; EROSION RATES; MAGNETOSTRATIGRAPHY; QUATERNARY GLACIATION; TIANSHAN;

EROSION;

COSMOGENIC RADIONUCLIDE; EROSION RATE; GLACIATION; MAGNETOSTRATIGRAPHY; QUATERNARY; SEDIMENT BUDGET;

CENTRAL ASIA; TIEN SHAN;

EID: 79952631341     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2011.01.018     Document Type: Article

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