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Tectonic, volcanic, and climatic geomorphology study of the Sierras Pampeanas Andes, northwestern ArgentinaA proposed analysis of Shuttle Imaging Radar-B (SIR-B) data extends current research in the Sierras Pampeanas and the Puna of northwestern Argentina to the determination - by the digital analysis of mountain-front sinuousity - of the relative age and amount of fault movement along mountain fronts of the late-Cenozoic Sierras Pampeanas basement blocks; the determination of the age and history of the boundary across the Andes at about 27 S latitude between continuing volcanism to the north and inactive volcanism to the south; and the determination of the age and extent of Pleistocene glaciation in the High Sierras, as well as the comparative importance of climatic change and tectonic movements in shaping the landscape. The integration of these studies into other ongoing geology projects contributes to the understanding of landform development in this active tectonic environment and helps distinguish between climatic and tectonic effects on landforms.
Document ID
19850008906
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Bloom, A. L.
(Cornell Univ. Ithaca, NY, United States)
Strecker, M. R.
(Cornell Univ. Ithaca, NY, United States)
Fielding, E. J.
(Cornell Univ. Ithaca, NY, United States)
Date Acquired
August 12, 2013
Publication Date
July 1, 1984
Publication Information
Publication: JPL The SIR-B Sci. Invest. Plan
Subject Category
Communications And Radar
Accession Number
85N17215
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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