Isostatic rebound driven by erosion causes certain mountains to increase in elevation
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SUPPORTED
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Isostatic rebound driven by surface erosion reduces mass on the Earth's crust, resulting in a buoyant upward vertical movement that can increase mountain and plateau elevations.
Evidence for · 4
Present-day uplift of the western Alps
2016 · cited by 35
The study notes that surface unloading through erosion contributes to vertical uplift in mountain ranges such as the western Alps.
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More for · 3
The Role of the 2008 Mw 7.9 Wenchuan Earthquake in Topographic Evolution: Seismically Induced Landslides and the Associated Isostatic Response
2017 · cited by 7
Research indicates that long-term isostatic response to mass removal from landslides leads to a net upward rebound of the terrain.
Topographic Evolution Involving Co-Seismic Landslide, Deformation, Long-Term Folding and Isostatic Rebound: A Case Study on the 2004 Chuetsu Earthquake
2021 · cited by 5
Analysis of topographic evolution in mountainous regions demonstrates that erosion and subsequent crustal rebound modify local topography over time.
Estimating the amount of uplift from the current elevation of strata at the Middle Miocene Climatic Optimum: A case study of Kibi Plateau in Southwest Japan
2024 · cited by 2
Deductive modeling of plateau uplift confirms that accounting for denudation and subsequent isostatic compensation explains the observed elevation of strata.