7. Paleoaltimetry: A Review of Thermodynamic Methods

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. SHORT COURSE SERIES DEDICATION II
3. Reviews II
4. TABLE OF CONTENTS V
5. 1. The Significance of Paleotopography 1
6. 2. Stable Isotope-Based Paleoaltimetry: Theory and Validation 23
7. 3. Paleoelevation Reconstruction using Pedogenic Carbonates 53
8. 4. Stable Isotope Paleoaltimetry in Orogenic Belts - The Silicate Record in Surface and Crustal Geological Archives 89
9. 5. Paleoaltimetry from Stable Isotope Compositions of Fossils 119
10. 6. A Review of Paleotemperature-Lapse Rate Methods for Estimating Paleoelevation from Fossil Floras 155
11. 7. Paleoaltimetry: A Review of Thermodynamic Methods 173
12. 8. Paleoelevation Measurement on the Basis of Vesicular Basalts 195
13. 9. Stomatal Frequency Change Over Altitudinal Gradients: Prospects for Paleoaltimetry 215
14. 10. Thermochronologic Approaches to Paleotopography 243
15. 11. Terrestrial Cosmogenic Nuclides as Paleoaltimetric Proxies 269