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Exhumation and erosion of the Northern Apennines, Italy: new insights from low-temperature thermochronometers
German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), 14473 Potsdam, Germany
Department of Earth Sciences, ETH Zürich, 8092 Zürich, Switzerland
Maria Giuditta Fellin
Department of Earth Sciences, ETH Zürich, 8092 Zürich, Switzerland
Sean D. Willett
Department of Earth Sciences, ETH Zürich, 8092 Zürich, Switzerland
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Short summary
We present an erosion rate analysis on dated rock and sediment from the Northern Apennine Mountains, Italy, which provides new insights on the pattern of erosion rates through space and time. This analysis shows decreasing erosion through time on the Ligurian side but increasing erosion through time on the Adriatic side. We suggest that the pattern of erosion rates is consistent with the present asymmetric topography in the Northern Apennines, which has likely existed for several million years.
We present an erosion rate analysis on dated rock and sediment from the Northern Apennine...
