Glacial isostatic uplift of the European Alps
oleh: Jürgen Mey, Dirk Scherler, Andrew D. Wickert, David L. Egholm, Magdala Tesauro, Taylor F. Schildgen, Manfred R. Strecker
| Format: | Article |
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2016-11-01 |
Deskripsi
For half a century, the cause for recent uplift of the European Alps has been debated. Here, the authors show that ∼90% of the geodetically measured rock uplift in the Alps can be explained by the Earth’s viscoelastic response to ice melting after the Last Glacial Maximum.