Spatial and temporal patterns of Australian dynamic topography from river profile modeling

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 1384-1424

  Czarnota, K ^a,b   Roberts, G G ^c   White, N J ^b   Fishwick, S ^d  

^a GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Local fluvial erosion data enable dating of landscape uplift from river profiles; Mantle convection supports 0.5 1 km of eastern highland topography; River profile commonalities show dynamic topography grew during cenozoic times

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE MARGIN; DATABASE; ESCARPMENT; GEODYNAMICS; HOT SPOT; LITHOSPHERE; MANTLE CONVECTION; RIVER BASIN; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC SETTING; UPLIFT;

AUSTRALIA; GREAT DIVIDING RANGE;

EID: 84899741565     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2013JB010436     Document Type: Article

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