Constraining tectonic uplift and advection from the main drainage divide of a mountain belt

Chuanqi He, Ci-Jian Yang, Jens M. Turowski, Gang Rao (), Duna C. Roda-Boluda and Xiao-Ping Yuan
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Chuanqi He: School of Earth Sciences, Zhejiang University
Ci-Jian Yang: German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ)
Jens M. Turowski: German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ)
Gang Rao: School of Earth Sciences, Zhejiang University
Duna C. Roda-Boluda: German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ)
Xiao-Ping Yuan: German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ)

Nature Communications, 2021, vol. 12, issue 1, 1-10

Abstract: Abstract One of the most conspicuous features of a mountain belt is the main drainage divide. Divide location is influenced by a number of parameters, including tectonic uplift and horizontal advection. Thus, the topography of mountain belts can be used as an archive to extract tectonic information. Here we combine numerical landscape evolution modelling and analytical solutions to demonstrate that mountain asymmetry, determined by the location of the main drainage divide, increases with increasing uplift gradient and advection velocity. Then, we provide a conceptual framework to constrain the present or previous tectonic uplift and advection of a mountain belt from the location and migration direction of its main drainage divide. Furthermore, we apply our model to Wula Shan horst, Northeastern Sicily, and Southern Taiwan.

Date: 2021
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