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Landscape response to tectonic deformation and cyclic climate change since ca. 800 ka in the southern central Andes
Elizabeth N. Orr
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GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Telegrafenberg, 14473 Potsdam, Germany
Department of Geography, Durham University, Durham, DH1 3LE, United Kingdom
Taylor F. Schildgen
GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Telegrafenberg, 14473 Potsdam, Germany
Institute for Geosciences, University of Potsdam, Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 24–25, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
Stefanie Tofelde
Institute of Geological Sciences, Freie Universität Berlin, 12249 Berlin, Germany
Hella Wittmann
GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Telegrafenberg, 14473 Potsdam, Germany
Ricardo N. Alonso
Facultad de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Salta, Salta, 4400 Argentina
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Short summary
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.
Fluvial terraces and alluvial fans in the Toro Basin, NW Argentina, record river evolution and...
