Erosion in northwest Tibet from in-situ-produced cosmogenic Be-10 and Al-26 in bedrock

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dc.contributor.authorKong, Pen_AU
dc.contributor.authorNa, CGen_AU
dc.contributor.authorFink, Den_AU
dc.contributor.authorDing, Len_AU
dc.contributor.authorHuang, FXen_AU
dc.date.accessioned2009-10-02T06:06:11Zen_AU
dc.date.accessioned2010-04-30T05:03:25Zen_AU
dc.date.available2009-10-02T06:06:11Zen_AU
dc.date.available2010-04-30T05:03:25Zen_AU
dc.date.issued2007-01en_AU
dc.date.statistics2007-01en_AU
dc.description.abstractConcentrations of in-situ-produced cosmogenic nuclides Be-10 and Al-26 in quartz were measured by accelerator mass spectrometry for bedrock basalts and sandstones located in northwest Tibet. The effective exposure ages range between 23 and 134 ka (Be-10) and erosion rates between 4.0 and 24 mm ka(-1). The erosion rates are significantly higher than those in similarly and Antarctica and Australia, ranging between 0.1 and 1 mm ka(-1), suggesting that precipitation is not the major control of erosion of landforms. Comparison of erosion rates in and regions with contrasting tectonic activities suggests that tectonic activity plays a more important role in controlling long-term erosion rates. The obtained erosion rates are, however, significantly lower than the denudation rate of 3000-6000 mm ka(-1) beginning at c. 53 Ma in the nearby Godwin Austen (K2) determined by apatite fission-track thermochronology. It appears that the difference in erosion rates within different time intervals is indicative of increased tectonic activity at c. 5-3 Ma in northwest Tibet. We explain the low erosion rates determined in this study as reflecting reduced tectonic activity in the last million years. A model of localized thinning of the mantle beneath northwest Tibet may account for the sudden increased tectonic activity at c. 5-3 Ma and the later decrease. © 2006, John Wiley & Sons Ltd.en_AU
dc.identifier.citationKong, P., Na, C. G., Fink, D., Ding, L., & Huang, F. X. (2007). Erosion in northwest Tibet from in-situ-produced cosmogenic Be-10 and Al-26 in bedrock. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 32(1), 116-125. doi:10.1002/esp.1380en_AU
dc.identifier.govdoc1222en_AU
dc.identifier.issn0197-9337en_AU
dc.identifier.issue1en_AU
dc.identifier.journaltitleEarth Surface Processes and Landformsen_AU
dc.identifier.pagination116-125en_AU
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1002/esp.1380en_AU
dc.identifier.urihttp://apo.ansto.gov.au/dspace/handle/10238/1916en_AU
dc.identifier.volume32en_AU
dc.language.isoenen_AU
dc.publisherJohn Wiley & Sonsen_AU
dc.subjectErosionen_AU
dc.subjectTibeten_AU
dc.subjectBerylliumen_AU
dc.subjectAluminiumen_AU
dc.subjectTectonicsen_AU
dc.subjectIn-situ processingen_AU
dc.titleErosion in northwest Tibet from in-situ-produced cosmogenic Be-10 and Al-26 in bedrocken_AU
dc.typeJournal Articleen_AU
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