We investigate the growth and destruction of topography as a function of the interaction of plate tectonics and how the climate is central to our understanding of how landscapes form and evolve over geological time. Our researchers use sediments that record erosive, fluvial, glacial and depositional processes to unravel past events using a range of techniques, including petrography, geochemistry and thermochronology. Current projects Members are working on active projects in several regions such as the Andes, Himalayas, Corsica, and Scotland, with a focus on exhumation processes, sediment flux, and preservation bias. Techniques and facilities We use the following techniques: Petrography Mineral separation Geochemistry Thermochronology (Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre, SUERC) Geochronology (Ion Microprobe Facility; Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre, SUERC) Publications * Affiliated members are highlighted in bold (2019) Impact of recycling and lateral sediment input on grain size fining trends—Implications for reconstructing tectonic and climate forcings in ancient sedimentary systems. Basin Research 31, 866–891. *Authors: Harries, R.M., Kirstein, L.A., Whittaker, A.C., Attal, M., Main, I. View publication (2018) Does pebble abrasion influence detrital age population statistics? A numerical investigation of natural datasets. Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, 123(10), 2577-2601. *Authors: Lavarini, C., Attal, M., Da Costa Filho, C., Kirstein, L.A. View publication This article was published on 2024-07-01
