Tectonic geomorphology of passive margins and continental hinterlands
Blenkinsop, T., and Moore, A. (2013) Tectonic geomorphology of passive margins and continental hinterlands. In: Shroder, John F., (ed.) Treatise on Geomorphology. Treatise on Geomorphology, 5 . Elsevier, London, UK, pp. 71-92.
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Abstract
Passive margins, created at the margins of rifted continents, are affected by thermal, isostatic, flexural, buckling (plate tectonic), and dynamic (mantle) stresses. Variations among these give rise to diverse topographic expressions. The geometry of rifting also has a major effect on topography. Thus, many low-relief margins lacking a fringing escarpment occur at the failed arms of triple junctions. Variations in lithospheric flexural rigidity influence the response of passive margins following rifting. Postrifting evolution of the continental hinterland is more readily explained by stresses related to plate tectonic processes than by the dynamic uplift over plumes.
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| Item Type: | Book Chapter (Reference) |
| ISBN: | 978-0-08-088522-3 |
| Keywords: | backwearing; continental hinterland; downwearing; dynamic topography; epeirogeny; erosion; escarpment; flexural isostacy; lithospheric buckling; monocline; passive margin; rift; tectonic geomorphology; uplift |
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| Date Deposited: | 02 Sep 2013 04:51 |
| FoR Codes: | 04 EARTH SCIENCES > 0403 Geology > 040301 Basin Analysis @ 50% 04 EARTH SCIENCES > 0403 Geology > 040313 Tectonics @ 50% |
| SEO Codes: | 97 EXPANDING KNOWLEDGE > 970104 Expanding Knowledge in the Earth Sciences @ 100% |
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