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Coordination between deformation, precipitation, and erosion during orogenic growth.
Xiaoping Yuan1, Yuqiang Li2, Sascha Brune3,4
1State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, Hubei Key Laboratory of Critical Zone Evolution, School of Earth Sciences, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, China. yuanxiaoping@cug.edu.cn.
Orogenic growth involves deformation, precipitation, and erosion. Numerical models reveal strong correlations between rock uplift, precipitation, and erosion rates during plateau formation in intermediate erodibility orogens.
Area of Science:
- Earth Science
- Geology
- Geomorphology
Background:
- Orogenic growth leads to elevated topography, enhancing precipitation and erosion.
- The interplay between deformation, precipitation, and erosion during orogeny is not well understood.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the coordination of deformation, precipitation, and erosion during orogenic growth.
- To explore the impact of varying erodibility on these coupled processes using numerical modeling.
Main Methods:
- Development of a numerical model coupling tectonics, surface processes, and orographic precipitation.
- Simulation of low, intermediate, and high erodibility orogens.
Main Results:
- For intermediate erodibility, strong correlations (r≈0.9 for uplift-erosion, r≈0.8 for precipitation-erosion) were observed during plateau formation.
- Cyclical evolution of correlations among uplift, precipitation, and erosion rates was demonstrated, linked to fault development.
Conclusions:
- Rock uplift and precipitation rates are closely linked to erosion rates in actively forming orogenic plateaus.
- The findings offer insights into the tectonic versus climatic drivers of erosion in active mountain ranges and explain conflicting data from the Himalayas.
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