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Electron spin resonance (ESR) thermochronometry of the Hida range of the Japanese Alps: validation and future potential
Georgina E. King
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Institute of Earth Surface Dynamics, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
Sumiko Tsukamoto
Leibniz Institute for Applied Geophysics, Hanover, Germany
Frédéric Herman
Institute of Earth Surface Dynamics, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
Rabiul H. Biswas
Institute of Earth Surface Dynamics, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
Shigeru Sueoka
Tono Geoscience Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Toki, Japan
Takahiro Tagami
Division of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Kyoto University, Kyoto,
Japan
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Short summary
Rates of landscape evolution over the past million years are difficult to quantify. This study develops a technique which is able to measure changes in rock cooling rates (related to landscape evolution) over this timescale. The technique is based on the electron spin resonance dating of quartz minerals. Measurement protocols and new numerical models are proposed that describe these data, allowing for their translation into rock cooling rates.
Rates of landscape evolution over the past million years are difficult to quantify. This study...
