The influence of alpine glaciation on the relief of tectonically active mountain belts
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2002
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Tomkin, Jonathan
Braun, Jean
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Yale University
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A surface processes model incorporating large-scale fluvial processes, local hill-slope processes, and glacial erosion is used to investigate the effect of glaciation on the relief of a fast-growing, narrow orogen. The results of several simulations show
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Keywords: fluvial process; glacial erosion; glaciation; hillslope; isostasy; orogeny; tectonics
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American Journal of Science
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