Constraining tectonic uplift and advection from the main drainage divide of a mountain belt

Chuanqi He; Ci-Jian Yang; Jens M. Turowski; Gang Rao; Duna C. Roda-Boluda; Xiao-Ping Yuan

doi:10.1038/s41467-020-20748-2

Nature Communications (Jan 2021)

Constraining tectonic uplift and advection from the main drainage divide of a mountain belt

Chuanqi He,
Ci-Jian Yang,
Jens M. Turowski,
Gang Rao,
Duna C. Roda-Boluda,
Xiao-Ping Yuan

Affiliations

Chuanqi He: Key Laboratory of Geoscience Big Data and Deep Resource of Zhejiang Province, School of Earth Sciences, Zhejiang University
Ci-Jian Yang: German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ)
Jens M. Turowski: German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ)
Gang Rao: Key Laboratory of Geoscience Big Data and Deep Resource of Zhejiang Province, School of Earth Sciences, Zhejiang University
Duna C. Roda-Boluda: German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ)
Xiao-Ping Yuan: German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-20748-2
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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One of the most conspicuous features of a mountain belt is the main drainage divide. Here, the authors constrain the tectonic uplift and advection of a mountain belt from the location and migration direction of its main drainage divide.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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