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Dating bedrock gorge incision in the French Western Alps (Ecrins-Pelvoux massif) using cosmogenic 10Be
Abstract : We report in-situ produced 10Be data from the Gorge du Diable (French Western Alps) to date and quantify bedrock gorge incision into a glacial hanging valley. We sampled gorge sidewalls and the active channel bed to derive both long-term and present-day incision rates. 10Be ages of sidewall profiles reveal rapid incision through the late Holocene (ca 5 ka) at rates ranging from 6.5 to 13 mm yr−1. Present-day incision rates are significantly lower and vary from 0.5 to 3 mm yr−1 within the gorge. Our data imply either delayed initiation of gorge incision after final ice retreat from internal Alpine valleys at ca 12 ka, or post-glacial surface reburial of the gorge. Our results suggest that fluvial incision rates >1 cm yr−1 into crystalline bedrock may be encountered in transient landscape features induced by glacial-interglacial transitions.
https://hal-insu.archives-ouvertes.fr/insu-00549845
Contributor : Pascale Talour <>
Submitted on : Wednesday, December 22, 2010 - 6:12:07 PM
Last modification on : Thursday, November 19, 2020 - 3:54:26 PM
Contributor : Pascale Talour <>
Submitted on : Wednesday, December 22, 2010 - 6:12:07 PM
Last modification on : Thursday, November 19, 2020 - 3:54:26 PM
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