We describe and apply a method for estimating uplift rate histories from longitudinal river profiles. Our strategy is divided into three parts. First, we develop a forward model, which calculates river profiles from uplift rate histories. Height variation along a river profile is controlled by uplift rate and moderated by the erosional process. We assume that the erosional process can be represented by a combination of advection and diffusion, which are parameterized using four erosional constants. Second, we have posed and solved the geologically more interesting inverse problem: which uplift rate history minimizes the misfit between calculated and observed river profiles? The inverse algorithm has been tested on synthetic river profiles, ...
It is generally agreed that a region encompassing the Colorado Plateau has been uplifted by sub-crus...
It is generally agreed that a region encompassing the Colorado Plateau has been uplifted by sub-crus...
International audienceSpatial variations of gradients in landscapes may be used to identify and quan...
We describe and apply a method for estimating uplift rate his- tories from longitudinal river pro¯l...
Longitudinal river profiles, where elevation of a river bed is plotted as a function of distance alo...
Longitudinal river profiles, where elevation of a river bed is plotted as a function of distance alo...
We describe and apply a linear inverse model which calculates spatial and temporal patterns of uplif...
The ability to invert large numbers of longitudinal river profiles to obtain testable cumulative upl...
We describe and apply a linear inverse model which calculates spatial and temporal patterns of uplif...
We present a strategy for calculating uplift rates as a function of space and time from large sets o...
It is generally accepted that Cenozoic epeirogeny of the African continent is moderated by convectiv...
We present a strategy for calculating uplift rates as a function of space and time from large sets o...
International audienceWe explore the extent to which it is possible to convert erosion rate data int...
It is generally agreed that a region encompassing the Colorado Plateau has been uplifted by sub-crus...
It is generally agreed that a region encompassing the Colorado Plateau has been uplifted by sub-crus...
International audienceSpatial variations of gradients in landscapes may be used to identify and quan...
We describe and apply a method for estimating uplift rate his- tories from longitudinal river pro¯l...
Longitudinal river profiles, where elevation of a river bed is plotted as a function of distance alo...
Longitudinal river profiles, where elevation of a river bed is plotted as a function of distance alo...
We describe and apply a linear inverse model which calculates spatial and temporal patterns of uplif...
The ability to invert large numbers of longitudinal river profiles to obtain testable cumulative upl...
We describe and apply a linear inverse model which calculates spatial and temporal patterns of uplif...
We present a strategy for calculating uplift rates as a function of space and time from large sets o...
It is generally accepted that Cenozoic epeirogeny of the African continent is moderated by convectiv...
We present a strategy for calculating uplift rates as a function of space and time from large sets o...
International audienceWe explore the extent to which it is possible to convert erosion rate data int...
It is generally agreed that a region encompassing the Colorado Plateau has been uplifted by sub-crus...
It is generally agreed that a region encompassing the Colorado Plateau has been uplifted by sub-crus...
International audienceSpatial variations of gradients in landscapes may be used to identify and quan...