Paleoaltimetry Geochemical and Thermodynamic Approaches

Free Download Matthew J. Kohn, "Paleoaltimetry: Geochemical and Thermodynamic Approaches"
English | 2007 | pages: 275 | ISBN: 0939950782 | PDF | 19,7 mb
Volume 66 of Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry is based on a two day short course entitled Paleoaltimetry: Geochemical and Thermodynamic Approaches held prior to the Geological Society of American annual meeting in Denver, Colorado (October 26-27, 2007). This meeting and volume were sponsored by the Geochemical Society, Mineralogical Society of America, and the United States Department of Energy.

Contents:
The Significance of Paleotopography
Stable Isotope-Based Paleoaltimetry: Theory and Validation
Paleoelevation Reconstruction Using Pedogenic Carbonates
Stable Isotope Paleoaltimetry in Orogenic Belts – The Silicate Record in Surface and Crustal Geological Archives
Paleoaltimetry from Stable Isotope Compositions of Fossils
A Review of Paleotemperature-Lapse Rate Methods for Estimating Paleoelevation from Fossil Floras
Paleoaltimetry: A Review of Thermodynamic Methods
Paleoelevation Measurement on the Basis of Vesicular Basalts
Stomatal Frequency Change Over Altitudinal Gradients: Prospects for Paleoaltimetry
Thermochronologic Approaches to Paleotopography
Terrestrial Cosmogenic Nuclides as Paleoaltimetric Proxies