巨型压力剪切力控制了聚合板边缘的山高度
Armin Dielforder1, Ralf Hetzel2, Onno Oncken3
1Helmholtz Centre Potsdam, GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Potsdam, Germany. armin.dielforder@gfz-potsdam.de.
Nature
|June 13, 2020
概括
山脉的高度主要是由沿着构造板边界 (巨石流) 的剪切力控制的,而不是气候. 这项研究表明山的高度与构造学支持的高度保持一致,
科学领域:
- 地质学
- 构造学
- 地形学
背景情况:
- 山脉的高度是有争议的,气候驱动的侵蚀通常被认为是主要的控制.
- 构造力和持续的山脉升高之间的关系尚不清楚.
研究的目的:
- 通过力量平衡模型来确定山脉的构造支持高度.
- 调查全球山脉高度的主要驱动因素.
主要方法:
- 沿着活跃的巨型推杆使用形性质来约束剪切力.
- 应用力平衡模型来计算构造支的高度.
主要成果:
- 全球范围内的山脉高度与构造学支持的高度相匹配.
- 这种相关性不论气候和侵蚀速度如何都存在.
结论:
- 山脉的高度主要由大压力剪切力控制,这表明了力量平衡的状态.
- 长期的山峰高度变化反映了力量平衡的变化, 而不是直接的气候控制.
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