Using thermochronology to understand orogenic erosion

PW Reiners, MT Brandon - Annu. Rev. Earth Planet. Sci., 2006 - annualreviews.org
Erosion of orogenic mountain ranges exhumes deeply buried rocks and controls
weathering, climate, and sediment production and transport at a variety of scales. Erosion …

Late Quaternary fluvial terraces of the Romagna and Marche Apennines, Italy: Climatic, lithologic, and tectonic controls on terrace genesis in an active orogen

KW Wegmann, FJ Pazzaglia - Quaternary Science Reviews, 2009 - Elsevier
We synthesize a new fluvial terrace chronostratigraphy of the Bidente and Musone Rivers
cast within a broader European framework, which forms the basis of a terrace genesis and …

[PDF][PDF] Helium diffusion in natural zircon: Radiation damage, anisotropy, and the interpretation of zircon (U-Th)/He thermochronology

WR Guenthner, PW Reiners, RA Ketcham… - American Journal of …, 2013 - ajsonline.org
Accurate thermochronologic interpretation of zircon (U-Th)/He dates requires a realistic and
practically useful understanding of He diffusion kinetics in natural zircon, ideally across the …

An outline of the geology of the Northern Apennines (Italy), with geological map at 1: 250,000 scale

P Conti, G Cornamusini… - Italian Journal of …, 2020 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
An outline of the geology of the Italian Northern Apennines, to accompany a geological map
at 1: 250,000 scale covering the Emilia-Romagna, Marche, Tuscany and Umbria regions, is …

Quantifying rock uplift rates using channel steepness and cosmogenic nuclide–determined erosion rates: Examples from northern and southern Italy

AJ Cyr, DE Granger, V Olivetti, P Molin - Lithosphere, 2010 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Rock uplift rates can be difficult to measure over 103–105 yr time scales. If, however, a
landscape approaches steady state, where hillslope erosion and rock uplift rates are steady …

A new active tectonic model for the construction of the Northern Apennines mountain front near Bologna (Italy)

V Picotti, FJ Pazzaglia - Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
We integrate existing and new geologic data [REtreating TRench, Extension, and Accretion
Tectonics (RETREAT project)], particularly on the origin, growth, and activity of the mountain …

Anatomy of turbidites and linked debrites based on long distance (120× 30 km) bed correlation, Marnoso Arenacea Formation, Northern Apennines, Italy

LA Amy, PJ Talling - Sedimentology, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Much of our understanding of submarine sediment‐laden density flows that transport very
large volumes (ca 1 to 100 km3) of sediment into the deep ocean comes from careful …

[PDF][PDF] Anatomy and emplacement mechanism of a large submarine slide within a Miocene foredeep in the northern Apennines, Italy: A field perspective

CC Lucente, GA Pini - American Journal of Science, 2003 - ajsonline.org
The Casaglia Monte della Colonna (CMC) body, from the middle Miocene Marnoso-
arenacea Formation of the Northern Apennines, covering more than 350 square kilometers …

Surface and crustal response to deep subduction dynamics: Insights from the Apennines, Italy

R Lanari, R Reitano, C Faccenna, NP Agostinetti… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The topography of orogenic belts responds to several contributions operating at short and
long temporal and spatial (ie, wavelengths) scales, from the surface to the deep mantle …

Isostasy, dynamic topography, and the elevation of the Apennines of Italy

C Faccenna, TW Becker, MS Miller, E Serpelloni… - Earth and Planetary …, 2014 - Elsevier
The elevation of an orogenic belt is commonly related to crustal/lithosphere thickening.
Here, we discuss the Apennines as an example to show that topography at a plate margin …