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Cosmogenic and geological evidence for the occurrence of a Ma-Long feedback between uplift and denudation, Chur Region, Swiss Alps

Silva Guimarães, Ewerton da ; Delunel, Romain ; Schlunegger, Fritz ; Akçar, Naki ; Stutenbecker, Laura ; Christl, Marcus (2021)
Cosmogenic and geological evidence for the occurrence of a Ma-Long feedback between uplift and denudation, Chur Region, Swiss Alps.
In: Geosciences, 11 (8)
doi: 10.3390/geosciences11080339
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We used concentrations of in situ cosmogenic 10Be from riverine sediment to quantify the basin-averaged denudation rates and sediment fluxes in the Plessur Basin, Eastern Swiss Alps, which is a tributary stream to the Alpine Rhine, one of the largest streams in Europe. We complement the cosmogenic dataset with the results of morphometric analyses, geomorphic mapping, and sediment fingerprinting techniques. The results reveal that the Plessur Basin is still adjusting to the landscape perturbation caused by the glacial carving during the Last Glacial Maximum c. 20,000 years ago. This adjustment has been most efficient in the downstream part where the bedrock comprises high erodibility North Penninic flysch and Bündnerschist, whereas glacial landforms are still prominently preserved in the upstream region, comprising low erodibility South Penninic and Austroalpine bedrock. This geomorphic observation is supported by the 10Be based denudation rate and sediment provenance analysis, which indicate a much faster sediment production in the flysch and schist lithologies. Interestingly, the reach of fast denudation has experienced the highest exhumation and rock uplift rates. This suggests that lithologic and glacial conditioning have substantially contributed to the local uplift and denudation as some of the driving forces of a positive feedback system.

Typ des Eintrags: Artikel
Erschienen: 2021
Autor(en): Silva Guimarães, Ewerton da ; Delunel, Romain ; Schlunegger, Fritz ; Akçar, Naki ; Stutenbecker, Laura ; Christl, Marcus
Art des Eintrags: Bibliographie
Titel: Cosmogenic and geological evidence for the occurrence of a Ma-Long feedback between uplift and denudation, Chur Region, Swiss Alps
Sprache: Englisch
Publikationsjahr: 2021
Ort: Basel
Verlag: MDPI
Titel der Zeitschrift, Zeitung oder Schriftenreihe: Geosciences
Jahrgang/Volume einer Zeitschrift: 11
(Heft-)Nummer: 8
Kollation: 26 Seiten
DOI: 10.3390/geosciences11080339
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Kurzbeschreibung (Abstract):

We used concentrations of in situ cosmogenic 10Be from riverine sediment to quantify the basin-averaged denudation rates and sediment fluxes in the Plessur Basin, Eastern Swiss Alps, which is a tributary stream to the Alpine Rhine, one of the largest streams in Europe. We complement the cosmogenic dataset with the results of morphometric analyses, geomorphic mapping, and sediment fingerprinting techniques. The results reveal that the Plessur Basin is still adjusting to the landscape perturbation caused by the glacial carving during the Last Glacial Maximum c. 20,000 years ago. This adjustment has been most efficient in the downstream part where the bedrock comprises high erodibility North Penninic flysch and Bündnerschist, whereas glacial landforms are still prominently preserved in the upstream region, comprising low erodibility South Penninic and Austroalpine bedrock. This geomorphic observation is supported by the 10Be based denudation rate and sediment provenance analysis, which indicate a much faster sediment production in the flysch and schist lithologies. Interestingly, the reach of fast denudation has experienced the highest exhumation and rock uplift rates. This suggests that lithologic and glacial conditioning have substantially contributed to the local uplift and denudation as some of the driving forces of a positive feedback system.

Freie Schlagworte: cosmogenic nuclides, sediment fingerprinting, geomorphometric analysis, positive feedback, Prättigau half-window
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This article belongs to the Special Issue Cutting Edge Earth Sciences: Three Decades of Cosmogenic Nuclides

Sachgruppe der Dewey Dezimalklassifikatin (DDC): 500 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik > 550 Geowissenschaften
Fachbereich(e)/-gebiet(e): 11 Fachbereich Material- und Geowissenschaften
11 Fachbereich Material- und Geowissenschaften > Geowissenschaften
11 Fachbereich Material- und Geowissenschaften > Geowissenschaften > Fachgebiet Angewandte Sedimentgeologie
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