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02 Aug 2021
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Pulsed carbon export from mountains by earthquake-triggered landslides explored in a reduced-complexity model
Thomas Croissant
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Geography, Durham University, Durham, DH1 3LE, United
Kingdom
Robert G. Hilton
Department of Geography, Durham University, Durham, DH1 3LE, United
Kingdom
Gen K. Li
Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA
Jamie Howarth
School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences, Victoria
University of Wellington, P.O. Box 600, Wellington, New Zealand
Jin Wang
Department of Geography, Durham University, Durham, DH1 3LE, United
Kingdom
now at: SKLLQG, Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of
Sciences, Xi'an 710061, China
Erin L. Harvey
Department of Geography, Durham University, Durham, DH1 3LE, United
Kingdom
now at: School of Earth and Ocean Sciences, Cardiff University, Main Building, Park Place, Cardiff, CF10 3AT, UK
Philippe Steer
Universite de Rennes 1, CNRS, Géosciences Rennes – UMR 6118,
35000 Rennes, France
Alexander L. Densmore
Department of Geography, Durham University, Durham, DH1 3LE, United
Kingdom
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Short summary
In mountain ranges, earthquake-derived landslides mobilize large amounts of organic carbon (OC) by eroding soil from hillslopes. We propose a model to explore the role of different parameters in the post-seismic redistribution of soil OC controlled by fluvial export and heterotrophic respiration. Applied to the Southern Alps, our results suggest that efficient OC fluvial export during the first decade after an earthquake promotes carbon sequestration.
In mountain ranges, earthquake-derived landslides mobilize large amounts of organic carbon (OC)...
