Rates of Erosion and Uplift

Rates of Erosion and Denudation

• Determining rates of erosion

• Calculating mass balances and material fluxes
• Determining rates of uplift
• Reconstructing the past geometry of tectonically active landscapes

Surface uplift = bedrock uplift + deposition - compaction - erosion

Sedimentary Fluxes in Rivers
Rates of Erosion Based on Structural and Stratigraphic Controls
Erosion Rates Based on Isotopic Interpretations
Rates of Uplift
Geometry and Position (River)
Knickpoints Base level

The lower limit of the landscape below which rivers

cannot erode. In most cases, the ultimate base level is sea
level.
To know how changing channel patterns of the
rivers correlate with differences in deformation
rates.