Zircon (U-Th)/He thermochronometry: He diffusion and comparisons with 40Ar/39Ar dating

PW Reiners, TL Spell, S Nicolescu… - … et cosmochimica acta, 2004 - Elsevier
(U-Th)/He chronometry of zircon has a wide range of potential applications including
thermochronometry, provided the temperature sensitivity (eg, closure temperature) of the …

Apatite (U–Th)/He thermochronometry: methods and applications to problems in tectonic and surface processes

TA Ehlers, KA Farley - Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 2003 - Elsevier
In the last decade apatite (U–Th)/He thermochronometry has emerged as an important tool
for quantifying the cooling history of rocks as they pass through the upper 1–3 km of the …

Complex subduction and small-scale convection revealed by body-wave tomography of the western United States upper mantle

B Schmandt, E Humphreys - Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 2010 - Elsevier
New high-resolution P-and S-wave tomography of the United States upper mantle from the
Pacific Coast to the Great Plains reveals strong multi-scale heterogeneity closely correlated …

Illuminating the lack of consensus among descriptions of earth history data in the North American deserts: a resource for biologists

JS Wilson, JP Pitts - Progress in Physical Geography, 2010 - journals.sagepub.com
Understanding the timing of mountain building and desert formation events in western North
America is crucial to understanding the evolutionary history of the diverse arid-adapted biota …

Coupled spatial variations in precipitation and long-term erosion rates across the Washington Cascades

PW Reiners, TA Ehlers, SG Mitchell, DR Montgomery - Nature, 2003 - nature.com
Past studies of tectonically active mountain ranges have suggested strong coupling and
feedbacks between climate, tectonics and topography,,,,. For example, rock uplift generates …

[HTML][HTML] Mid-Miocene uplift of the northern Qilian Shan as a result of the northward growth of the northern Tibetan Plateau

J Yu, J Pang, Y Wang, D Zheng, C Liu… - …, 2019 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Abstract The northern Tibetan Plateau, north of the Qaidam Basin and south of the Hexi
Corridor (China), consists of a series of WNW-to NW-trending elongated mountain ranges …

Evolutionary history of Pacific salmon in dynamic environments

RS Waples, GR Pess, T Beechie - Evolutionary Applications, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Contemporary evolution of Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus spp.) is best viewed in the context
of the evolutionary history of the species and the dynamic ecosystems they inhabit …

Thermochronologic approaches to paleotopography

PW Reiners - Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry, 2007 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Although thermochronology cannot directly constrain paleoelevation, it can provide
estimates of the form, location, and scale of paleotopographic relief, ie, paleotopography …

Influence of a glacial buzzsaw on the height and morphology of the Cascade Range in central Washington State, USA

SG Mitchell, DR Montgomery - Quaternary Research, 2006 - cambridge.org
Analysis of climatic and topographic evidence from the Cascade Range of Washington State
indicates that glacial erosion limits the height and controls the morphology of this range …

Field measurements of incision rates following bedrock exposure: Implications for process controls on the long profiles of valleys cut by rivers and debris flows

JD Stock, DR Montgomery… - Geological …, 2005 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Until recently, published rates of incision of bedrock valleys came from indirect dating of
incised surfaces. A small but growing literature based on direct measurement reports short …