Role of erosion and isostasy in the Cordillera Blanca uplift: Insights from landscape evolution modeling (northern Peru, Andes)
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DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2018.02.009
Abstract: Abstract The processes driving uplift and exhumation of the highest Peruvian peaks (the Cordillera Blanca) are not well understood. Uplift and exhumation seem closely linked to the formation and movement on the Cordillera Blanca normal… read more here.
Keywords: cordillera; landscape evolution; cordillera blanca; erosion ... See more keywords
Landslides associated with recent road constructions in the Río Lucma catchment, eastern Cordillera Blanca, Peru.
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DOI: 10.1590/0001-3765202220211352
Abstract: Extensive road construction works recently took place in the remote eastern part of the Peruvian Cordillera Blanca, aiming at a better connection of isolated mountain communities with regional administrative centres. Here we document and characterize… read more here.
Keywords: road; road constructions; cordillera blanca; landslides associated ... See more keywords