Geological and climatic influences on mountain biodiversity

A Antonelli, WD Kissling, SGA Flantua… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Mountains are key features of the Earth's surface and host a substantial proportion of the
world's species. However, the links between the evolution and distribution of biodiversity …

Carbonate clumped isotope thermometry in continental tectonics

KW Huntington, AR Lechler - Tectonophysics, 2015 - Elsevier
Reconstructing the thermal history of minerals and fluids in continental environments is a
cornerstone of tectonics research. Paleotemperature constraints from carbonate clumped …

Influence of atmospheric circulation on the stable isotope of precipitation in the monsoon margin region

S Lu, G Zhu, G Meng, X Lin, Y Liu, D Qiu, Y Xu… - Atmospheric …, 2024 - Elsevier
Precipitation stable isotope is a good medium for studying the water cycle and atmospheric
water vapor transport process. To better understand the influence and control mechanism of …

Revised paleoaltimetry data show low Tibetan Plateau elevation during the Eocene

S Botsyun, P Sepulchre, Y Donnadieu, C Risi, A Licht… - Science, 2019 - science.org
INTRODUCTION The uplift history of the Tibetan Plateau (TP) is critical for understanding
the evolution of the Asian monsoons and the geodynamic forces involved in collisional …

Miocene surface uplift and orogenic evolution of the southern Andean Plateau (central Puna), northwestern Argentina

H Pingel, RN Alonso, B Bookhagen… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
We present stable hydrogen-isotope analyses of volcanic glass (δ Dg) and radiometric ages
(U–Pb zircon, U–Th calcite, AMS14C) from deformed sedimentary deposits in the vicinity of …

Validation of digital elevation models (DEMs) and comparison of geomorphic metrics on the southern Central Andean Plateau

B Purinton, B Bookhagen - Earth Surface Dynamics, 2017 - esurf.copernicus.org
In this study, we validate and compare elevation accuracy and geomorphic metrics of
satellite-derived digital elevation models (DEMs) on the southern Central Andean Plateau …

Controls on deuterium excess across Asia

J Bershaw - Geosciences, 2018 - mdpi.com
Deuterium excess (d-excess) is a second-order stable isotope parameter measured in
meteoric water to understand both the source of precipitation and the evolution of moisture …

Importance of subsurface water for hydrological response during storms in a post-wildfire bedrock landscape

A Atwood, M Hille, MK Clark, F Rengers… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Wildfire alters the hydrologic cycle, with important implications for water supply and hazards
including flooding and debris flows. In this study we use a combination of electrical resistivity …

Beyond vertical point accuracy: Assessing inter-pixel consistency in 30 m global DEMs for the arid central Andes

B Purinton, B Bookhagen - Frontiers in Earth Science, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Quantitative geomorphic research depends on accurate topographic data often collected via
remote sensing. Lidar, and photogrammetric methods like structure-from-motion, provide the …

A geodynamic model linking Cretaceous orogeny, arc migration, foreland dynamic subsidence and marine ingression in southern South America

GM Gianni, FM Dávila, A Echaurren, L Fennell… - Earth-Science …, 2018 - Elsevier
This study synthesizes the tectonomagmatic evolution of the Andes between 35° 30′ S to
48° S with the aim to spotlight early contractional phases on Andean orogenic building and …