Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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9461717 | Comptes Rendus Geoscience | 2005 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
The applanation of mountain belts that results in peneplain is generally considered to be caused by the long-term activity of erosion. Peneplanation has been previously defined as the lowering of an elevated topography and the concomitant subduing of its relief. We propose a model following which piedmont sedimentation induces the base level rise, allowing applanation to develop at high elevation and resulting in an elevated 'peneplain'. This model is illustrated by the morphological evolution of the southern flank of the Pyrenees during the Cainozoic. To cite this article: J. Babault, J. Van Den Driessche, C. R. Geoscience 337 (2005).
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Authors
Julien Babault, Jean Van Den Driessche,