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https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-12-1391-2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-12-1391-2024
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12 Dec 2024
Research article |  | 12 Dec 2024

Landscape response to tectonic deformation and cyclic climate change since ca. 800 ka in the southern central Andes

Elizabeth N. Orr, Taylor F. Schildgen, Stefanie Tofelde, Hella Wittmann, and Ricardo N. Alonso

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Fluvial terraces and alluvial fans in the Toro Basin, NW Argentina, record river evolution and global climate cycles over time. Landform dating reveals lower-frequency climate cycles (100 kyr) preserved downstream and higher-frequency cycles (21/40 kyr) upstream, supporting theoretical predications that longer rivers filter out higher-frequency climate signals. This finding improves our understanding of the spatial distribution of sedimentary paleoclimate records within landscapes.
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