The influence of alpine glaciation on the relief of tectonically active mountain belts

• DOI: 10.2475/ajs.302.3.169
• Publication Date: 2006-06-28T21:37:46Z
• Authors: J. H. Tomkin
• Keywords: 13. Climate action; orogeny; glaciation; isostasy; tectonics; Keywords: fluvial process; 15. Life on land; glacial erosion; 01 natural sciences; hillslope; 0105 earth and related environmental sciences

A surface processes model incorporating large-scale fluvial processes, local hill-slope and glacial erosion is used to investigate the effect of glaciation on relief a fast-growing, narrow orogen. The results several simulations show that: glaciers concentrate near peaks; reduced downstream glaciers; with frozen bases can lead an increase in relief; net affect absence widespread basal freezing reduce relief.