Paleoaltimetry
Subtitle: geochemical and thermodynamic approaches
By: editor, Matthew J. Kohn.
Contributors: Kohn, Matthew J.; Mineralogical Society of America.; Geochemical Society.; United States. Dept. of Energy.
Series: Reviews in mineralogy and geochemistry -- v. 66
Publisher: Mineralogical Society of America
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Chantilly, Va
Language: eng
Number of pages: 278
ISBN-13: 9780939950782
Subjects: Paleogeography; Altitudes -- Measurement; Paleoclimatology; Geology, Structural
Notes: Papers prepared for a meeting of the same name, sponsored by the Geochemical Society, Mineralogical Society of America, and the United States Dept. of Energy, held in Denver, Colo., Oct. 26-27-2007 (cf. p. [iii]).

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: The significance of paleotopography / Marin K. Clark; title: Stable isotope-based paleoaltimetry : theory and validation / David B. Rowley; title: Paleoelevation reconstruction using pedogenic carbonates / Jay Quade, Carmala Garzione, John Eiler; title: Stable isotope paleoaltimetry in orogenic belts : the silicate record in surface and crustal geological archives / Andreas Mulch, C. Page Chamberlain; title: Paleoaltimetry from stable isotope compositions of fossils / Matthew J. Kohn, David L. Dettman; title: A review of paleotemperature-lapse rate methods for estimating paleoelevation fro fossil floras / Herbert W. Meyer; title: Paleoaltimetry : a review of thermodynamic methods / Chris E. Forest; title: Paleoelevation measurement on the basis of vesicular basalts / Dork Sahagian, Alex Proussevitch; title: Stomatal frequency change over altitudinal gradients : prospects for paleoaltimetry / Lenny L.R. Kouwenberg, Wolfram M. Kürschner, Jennifer C. McElwain; title: Thermochronologic approaches to paleotopography / Peter W. Reiners; title: Terrestrial cosmogenic nuclides as paleoaltimetric proxies / Catherine A. Rihimaki, Julie C. Libarkin.