Tectonic uplift is the geologic uplift of Earth's surface that is attributed to plate tectonics. While isostatic response is important, an increase in...

new river level. If the tectonic uplift occurs episodically, the river may form multiple terraces. When there is prolonged uplift, rivers often cut into...

(for example, river formation as a result of tectonic uplift), the opposite (erosional effects on tectonic activity) has only recently been addressed....

movement of the planet's mantle Tectonic uplift – Geologic uplift of Earth's surface that is attributed to plate tectonics Waltham, Tony (2009). Foundations...

a neighbouring stream. This can happen for several reasons, including: Tectonic earth movements, where the slope of the land changes, and the stream is...

relative fall in the sea level. Around the world, a combination of tectonic coastal uplift and Quaternary sea-level fluctuations has resulted in the formation...

surface. Endogenous processes such as volcanoes, earthquakes, and tectonic uplift can expose continental crust to the exogenous processes of weathering...

margin Tectonic uplift, the geologic uplift of Earth's surface attributed to plate tectonics Uplift mountains, the result of orogeny Llano Uplift, a geologic...

Burbank, Douglas W. (2 November 2011) [2001]. "Rates of erosion and uplift". Tectonic Geomorphology (2 ed.). Chichester, West Sussex: John Wiley & Sons...

Plate tectonics (from Latin tectonicus, from Ancient Greek τεκτονικός (tektonikós) 'pertaining to building') is the scientific theory that the Earth's...

processes that shape landscapes, and geologic processes that cause tectonic uplift and subsidence, and shape the coastal geography. Surface processes...

forming the Jamuna River, as a result of tectonic uplift in the Madhupur tract. The earthquake caused both uplift and subsidence which resulted in a change...

geologically related mountains Tectonic uplift – Geologic uplift of Earth's surface that is attributed to plate tectonics Nystuen, J.P. (ed.). Rules and...

dinosaurs have been found in the island's rocks. It was formed mainly by tectonic uplift during the early Alpine orogeny, caused by the collision of the African...

African plateaus and the Southeastern Atlantic basin where exceptional tectonic uplift has occurred, resulting in terrain much higher than its surroundings...

have been separated from the sea by the tectonic uplift of the sea floor above the ocean level. Often, the tectonic action of crustal extension has created...

Turing degree, in computability theory High (tectonics), in geology an area where relative tectonic uplift took or takes place Substance intoxication,...

moves under the other Tectonic uplift – Geologic uplift of Earth's surface that is attributed to plate tectonics Thrust tectonics – Concept in structural...

and can be 5,000 meters (16,000 ft) or thicker due to tectonic subsidence of the basin and uplift of the mountain front. Most are red from hematite produced...

Tectonic forces have been shown to have major influences on alluvial fans. Tectonic movements such as tectonic uplift are driving factors in determining...

The down-cutting of the river system could be the result not only of tectonic uplift but also of other factors such as river piracy, decrease of load, increase...

molasse was deposited in the basin. Around 10 to 5 million years ago, tectonic uplift had raised the basin so high that net sedimentation stopped. From the...

drainage pattern, for example, can be subject to slow tectonic uplift. However, as the uplift occurs, the stream erodes through the rising ridge to form...

continental collision between the Indian Plate and Eurasian Plate results in tectonic uplift, forming the Himalaya, Hindu Kush, and Pamir Mountains. The two plates...

including the Southern Alps (Kā Tiritiri o te Moana), owe much to tectonic uplift and volcanic eruptions. New Zealand's capital city is Wellington, and...

millions of years), a tectonic uplift can significantly alter their major elements, such as the jet stream, and plate tectonics may shift ocean currents...

the westernmost representatives of the Australasian marsupials. The tectonic uplift of Wallacea during the collision between Australia and Asia c. 23 million...

the Fengcong. Fenglin evolves from Fengcong by slow and continuous tectonic uplift, associated with the Himalayan orogenic zone, and even slower erosion...

in places where the overlying cover is removed through erosion or tectonic uplift, the rock may be exposed, or crop out. Such exposure will happen most...

size of a basin depend on tectonics, movements within the Earth's lithosphere. Where the lithosphere moves upward (tectonic uplift), land eventually rises...