山脉的寿命由山体滑坡和河流侵蚀之间的反缩小
David L Egholm1, Mads F Knudsen, Mike Sandiford
1Department of Geoscience, Aarhus University, Høegh-Guldbergs Gade 2, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark. david@geo.au.dk
Nature
|June 28, 2013
概括
山脉的缓解是通过河流侵蚀和山体滑坡之间的反循环来保持的. 这种合解释了古代山脉在构造活动停止后的很长时间内如何持续存在.
科学领域:
- 地质形态学 地质形态学
- 构造学 构造学 构造学 构造学
- 侵蚀的动态 侵蚀动态
背景情况:
- 在活跃的山脉中调和高侵蚀率与古代山脉的浮标保护是关键的地形学挑战.
- 河流侵蚀和沉积物运输是山脉寿命的主要驱动因素.
- 控制侵蚀速度的因素及其与构造活动的联系受到辩论.
研究的目的:
- 在控制山脉侵蚀方面,调查岩基河流切口和山体滑坡之间的关系.
- 为了解释构造上活跃和不活跃的山脉之间的侵蚀速度的变化.
- 为长期保存山地地形提供一个物理机制.
主要方法:
- 运用计算机模拟来建模河流切口和滑坡之间的相互作用.
- 该研究分析了基石河流切口和山体滑坡频率之间的双向合.
- 模型探索了山体滑坡如何通过沉积物输送和河流容量影响河流侵蚀.
主要成果:
- 确定了河流切割和山体滑坡之间的双向合对于侵蚀动态至关重要.
- 滑坡可以通过压倒运输能力来保护河床,或者通过提供磨砂沉积物来加速侵蚀.
- 合机制对活跃山脉和不活跃山脉的侵蚀率有着根本不同的影响.
结论:
- 河流切割和滑坡之间的相互作用为持续的山脉浮力提供了合理的解释.
- 这种合机制有助于解释古老的orogenic带中显著的缓解的长期保存.
- 这些发现为了解不同构造环境中的景观演变提供了物理基础.
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