The AraçuaíOrogen,in eastern Brazil,was formed during the Neoproterozoic–Cambrian amalgamation of West Gondwana.During the Mesozoic–Cenozoic opening of the South Atlantic Ocean,and the associated divergent tectonic...
supported by the Special Research Fund of Ghent University (BOF 01N03915)
The South Atlantic passive margin along the south-eastern Brazilian highlands exhibits a complex landscape,including a northern inselberg area and a southern elevated plateau,separated by the Doce River valley.This la...
supported by a Grantin-Aid for Scientific Research by Japan Society for the Promotion of Science to Hiroyuki Tsutsumi(Grant No.20650155);Grant-inAid for Research by Tokyo Geographical Society to Shigeru Sueoka (research title:uplift and denudation history of the Akaishi Range based on low-temperature thermochronometric methods)
Low-temperature thermochronology is a widely used tool for revealing denudation histories of mountain ranges. Although this technique has been applied mainly to continental orogens, such as the European Alps, Himalaya...