dc.contributor.advisor | Stockli, Daniel | |
dc.contributor.author | Lee, John | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2008-07-31T04:06:45Z | |
dc.date.available | 2008-07-31T04:06:45Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2008-02-26 | |
dc.date.submitted | 2007 | |
dc.identifier.other | http://dissertations.umi.com/ku:2355 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1808/4009 | |
dc.description.abstract | The landscape evolution of the southwestern Colorado Plateau has eluded accurate description due to the scarcity of a Cenozoic rock record. However, advances in low-temperature thermochronology have shown the ability to quantitatively assess erosion patterns by recording the thermal history of rocks in the subsurface. This study utilizes apatite (U-Th)/He and fission track analysis of a several newly collected datasets to constrain the unroofing of the Grand Canyon region. Assessment of topographic evolution of the Kaibab Uplift is accomplished through 3-dimensional thermokinetic modeling of real and synthetic erosion and landscape evolution scenarios. Results illustrate the sensitivity of low-temperature thermochronometric ages to topography and also provide constraints on the erosion history atop the Kaibab Uplift. Investigation of a lateral transect outlines the regional unroofing patterns throughout the Grand Canyon region and support conclusions from assessment of additional vertical transects and borehole data. | |
dc.format.extent | 119 pages | |
dc.language.iso | EN | |
dc.publisher | University of Kansas | |
dc.rights | This item is protected by copyright and unless otherwise specified the copyright of this thesis/dissertation is held by the author. | |
dc.subject | Geology | |
dc.subject | Language | |
dc.subject | Rhetoric and composition | |
dc.subject | Thermochronology | |
dc.subject | Grand Canyon | |
dc.subject | Colorado plateau | |
dc.subject | Colorado river | |
dc.subject | Landscape evolution | |
dc.subject | (u-th)/he | |
dc.title | Cenozoic Landscape Evolution of the Grand Canyon Region, Arizona | |
dc.type | Thesis | |
dc.contributor.cmtemember | Devlin, Rick | |
dc.contributor.cmtemember | Taylor, Mike | |
dc.thesis.degreeDiscipline | Geography | |
dc.thesis.degreeLevel | M.S. | |
kusw.oastatus | na | |
kusw.oapolicy | This item does not meet KU Open Access policy criteria. | |
dc.rights.accessrights | openAccess | |