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https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-7-321-2019
https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-7-321-2019
Research article
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26 Mar 2019
Research article |  | 26 Mar 2019

Dating and morpho-stratigraphy of uplifted marine terraces in the Makran subduction zone (Iran)

Raphaël Normand, Guy Simpson, Frédéric Herman, Rabiul Haque Biswas, Abbas Bahroudi, and Bastian Schneider

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We studied and mapped uplifted marine terraces in southern Iran that are part of the Makran subduction zone. Our results show that most exposed terraces were formed in the last 35 000–250 000 years. Based on their altitude and the paleo sea-level, we derive surface uplift rates of 0.05–5 mm yr−1. The marine terraces, tilted with a short wavelength of 20–30 km, indicate a heterogeneous accumulation of deformation in the overriding plate.