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Planation surfaces on the Tibet Plateau, China

文献类型:期刊论文

作者Zhang Xinbao1,2; He Xiubin1; Wang Yangchun1; Long Yi1,3
刊名JOURNAL OF MOUNTAIN SCIENCE
出版日期2008-12-01
卷号5期号:4页码:310-317
关键词planation denudation threshold landform evolution Tibet Plateau China
ISSN号1672-6316
通讯作者Zhang, XB
英文摘要A planation hypothesis is proposed to explain landform evolution of the Tibet Plateau. A denudation threshold (T), the maximum potential denudation rate for a certain type of rock, is introduced to explain the combined effects of lithology and tectonics on landform evolution. If the tectonic uplifting rate (U) is equal to or less than the threshold rate (U - T), the tectonic uplifting and terrain denudation are in dynamic equilibrium, and landforms are in a steady state. The end product should be planation surfaces whether the original landforms are flat plains or deeply dissected mountains. If U > T, uplift and denudation are not able to reach a dynamic equilibrium state. The plateau surface is mostly underlain by soft rocks, such as the Mesozoic epimetamorphic argillites and Tertiary sedimentary rocks, while the mountain ranges comprise hard rocks, such as granite, gneiss and limestone. In soft rock regions, hills are low with a relative relief of mostly less than 100 m and the slopes are gentle at a gradient of < 200. In contrast, hills can maintain steep slopes in hard rock regions. The Tibet Plateau has been under an equilibrium condition between tectonic uplifting and denudation except for the mountain ranges. The plateau might have reached the present altitudes before the Quaternary.
WOS标题词Science & Technology ; Life Sciences & Biomedicine
类目[WOS]Environmental Sciences
研究领域[WOS]Environmental Sciences & Ecology
关键词[WOS]MOUNTAINS ; UPLIFT
收录类别SCI
语种英语
WOS记录号WOS:000261262200003
公开日期2013-08-14
源URL[http://ir.imde.ac.cn/handle/131551/6061]  
专题成都山地灾害与环境研究所_Journal of Mountain Science _Journal of Mountain Science-2008_Vol5 No.4
成都山地灾害与环境研究所_山地表生过程与生态调控重点实验室
作者单位1.CAS, Inst Mt Hazards & Environm, Chengdu 610041, Peoples R China
2.CAS, Inst Earth Environm, State Key Lab Loess & Quaternary Geol, Xian 710075, Peoples R China
3.Chinese Acad Sci, Grad Univ, Beijing 100039, Peoples R China
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Zhang Xinbao,He Xiubin,Wang Yangchun,et al. Planation surfaces on the Tibet Plateau, China[J]. JOURNAL OF MOUNTAIN SCIENCE,2008,5(4):310-317.
APA Zhang Xinbao,He Xiubin,Wang Yangchun,&Long Yi.(2008).Planation surfaces on the Tibet Plateau, China.JOURNAL OF MOUNTAIN SCIENCE,5(4),310-317.
MLA Zhang Xinbao,et al."Planation surfaces on the Tibet Plateau, China".JOURNAL OF MOUNTAIN SCIENCE 5.4(2008):310-317.

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