Surface uplift in the Central Andes driven by growth of the Altiplano Puna Magma Body

Jonathan P. Perkins; Kevin M. Ward; Shanaka L. de Silva; George Zandt; Susan L. Beck; Noah J. Finnegan

doi:10.1038/ncomms13185

Nature Communications (Oct 2016)

Surface uplift in the Central Andes driven by growth of the Altiplano Puna Magma Body

Jonathan P. Perkins,
Kevin M. Ward,
Shanaka L. de Silva,
George Zandt,
Susan L. Beck,
Noah J. Finnegan

Affiliations

Jonathan P. Perkins: Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of California Santa Cruz
Kevin M. Ward: Department of Geosciences, The University of Arizona
Shanaka L. de Silva: College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University
George Zandt: Department of Geosciences, The University of Arizona
Susan L. Beck: Department of Geosciences, The University of Arizona
Noah J. Finnegan: Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of California Santa Cruz

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms13185
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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The Altiplano-Puna magma body is located in the world's second highest plateau, the Altiplano-Puna, but the influence of melt production in the surface uplift of the Central Andes is unclear. Perkinset al. link surface topography and isotactic modelling to constrain the melt production in the magma body.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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