Roles of climate and tectonics in shaping the middle reach of the Yarlung River since the mid-Miocene

Name: Roles of climate and tectonics in shaping the middle reach of the Yarlung River since the mid-Miocene
Creator: Jin-Gen Dai
Published: 2020-11-09T18:50:48.844Z
Keywords: Tectonic Geomorphology, Thermochronology in Tectonics

Dai, Jin-Gen; Fox, Matthew; Han, Xu; Tremblay, Marissa M.; Xu, Shi-Ying; Shuster, David L.; Liu, Bo-Rong; Wang, Cheng-Shan

doi:10.17632/fbv87pys7k.1

Roles of climate and tectonics in shaping the middle reach of the Yarlung River since the mid-Miocene

Published: 9 November 2020| Version 1 | DOI: 10.17632/fbv87pys7k.1

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Jin-Gen Dai, Matthew Fox, Xu Han, Marissa M. Tremblay, Shi-Ying Xu, David L. Shuster, Bo-Rong Liu, Cheng-Shan Wang

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We report low-temperature thermochronometry and thermal-kinematic models for samples of Yarlung River. Two stages of accelerated exhumation occurred in different parts of the middle reach of the Yarlung River. Mid-Miocene rapid exhumation of wide valley and its tributaries was related to enhanced precipitation, while Pliocene-Pleistocene accelerated exhumation of gorges was associated with north-south normal faulting. Our results highlight roles of climatic and tectonic processes in shaping topography change with time.

Roles of climate and tectonics in shaping the middle reach of the Yarlung River since the mid-Miocene

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