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Articles | Volume 3, issue 2
Articles | Volume 3, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-3-525-2021
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https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-3-525-2021
© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
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Articles | Volume 3, issue 2
Research article
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29 Oct 2021
Research article |  | 29 Oct 2021

Erosion rates in a wet, temperate climate derived from rock luminescence techniques

Rachel K. Smedley, David Small, Richard S. Jones, Stephen Brough, Jennifer Bradley, and Geraint T. H. Jenkins

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We apply new rock luminescence techniques to a well-constrained scenario of the Beinn Alligin rock avalanche, NW Scotland. We measure accurate erosion rates consistent with independently derived rates and reveal a transient state of erosion over the last ~4000 years in the wet, temperate climate of NW Scotland. This study shows that the new luminescence erosion-meter has huge potential for inferring erosion rates on sub-millennial scales, which is currently impossible with existing techniques.
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