Thermochronologic and modelling test for a Mesozoic West Antarctic Plateau

• Main Authors: Blythe, Ann Elizabeth, Huerta, Audrey D.
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: IEDA: US Antarctic Program Data Center 2012
• Subjects: Fission Track Thermochronology; Antarctic Earth Sciences; Antarctica; Geochemistry; Solid Earth; Transantarctic Mountains; US Antarctic Program Data Center (USAP-DC); Antarctic; East Antarctic Ice Sheet; Byrd; Byrd Glacier; Antarc*; Ice Sheet
• Online Access: http://get.iedadata.org/metadata/iso/600082

Abstract: This project studies formation of the TransAntarctic Mountains (TAM) through numerical modeling based on cooling histories of apatite mineral grains. The TAM are the highest and longest rift-related mountain range in the world. Various models for their uplift have been proposed, the most p...