Mathematics – Logic
Scientific paper
Apr 2004
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2004e%26psl.220..379h&link_type=abstract
Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Volume 220, Issue 3-4, p. 379-389.
Mathematics
Logic
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Continental Tectonics, Geomorphology, Precipitation, Erosion, Himalaya
Scientific paper
New geologic mapping in the Marsyandi Valley of central Nepal reveals the existence of tectonically significant Quaternary thrust faults at the topographic front of the Higher Himalaya. The zone of recent faulting is coincident with an abrupt change in the gradient of the Marsyandi River and its tributaries, which is thought to mark the transition from a region of rapid uplift in the Higher Himalayan ranges to a region of slower uplift to the south. Uplift of the Higher Himalaya during the Quaternary is not entirely due to passive uplift over a deeply buried ramp in the Himalayan sole thrust, as is commonly believed, but partially reflects active thrusting at the topographic front. The zone of active thrusting is also coincident with a zone of intense monsoon precipitation, suggesting a positive feedback relationship between focused erosion and deformation at the front of the Higher Himalayan ranges.
Hodges Kip V.
Ruhl Katharine
Schildgen Taylor
Whipple Kelin
Wobus Cameron
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