Clumped isotope evidence for diachronous surface cooling of the Altiplano and pulsed surface uplift of the Central Andes

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 393, Issue , 2014, Pages 173-181

  Garzione, Carmala N ^a   Auerbach, David J ^a   Jin Sook Smith, Johanna ^a   Rosario, Jose J ^b   Passey, Benjamin H ^c   Jordan, Teresa E ^b   Eiler, John M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b Institute for the Study of the Continents   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Altiplano; Andean plateau; Clumped isotopes; Paleoelevation

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE;

ALTIPLANO; ANDEAN PLATEAU; CLUMPED ISOTOPES; LOWER CRUSTAL FLOWS; PALEOELEVATION; STABLE ISOTOPE DATA; SURFACE ELEVATIONS; SURFACE TEMPERATURES;

ISOTOPES;

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; GEODYNAMICS; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; PALEOSOL; PALEOTEMPERATURE; STABLE ISOTOPE; UPLIFT;

ALTIPLANO; ANDES; BOLIVIA; CORDILLERA ORIENTAL [ANDES];

EID: 84896109898     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2014.02.029     Document Type: Article

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