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Thermochronologic and modelling test for a Mesozoic West Antarctic Plateau
Entry ID: NSF-ANT07-39781

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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 provocative of which is that they are not uplifted, but instead are the eroded remnant of a plateau. This ... View entire text
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  N: -79.79   S: -80.44   E: 160.1   W: 155.78

Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 2008-09-01
Stop Date: 2012-08-31
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Data Coordination Center, United States Antarctic Program Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://www.usap-data.org/
Dataset ID: NSF-ANT07-39781

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Name: ROBERT A. ARKO
Email: info at usap-data.org
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Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
61 Route 9W
City: Palisades
Province or State: NY
Postal Code: 10964
Country: USA
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ANN BLYTHE
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Email: ablythe at oxy.edu
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Occidental College
City: Los Angeles
Province or State: CA
Postal Code: 90041
Country: US
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DIF Creation Date: 2012-12-07
Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-12-11

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