How old roots lose their bounce

David James ()
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David James: Carnegie Institution of Washington

Nature, 2002, vol. 417, issue 6892, 911-913

Abstract: Active mountain belts have crustal 'roots' that gravitationally balance the high topography. So why do old mountains that have been worn flat by erosion still have these roots?

Date: 2002
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DOI: 10.1038/417911a

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