Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Middle to Late Cenozoic Denudation on the Southern High Plains, Eastern New Mexico to Western Oklahoma

凯利关于新墨西哥州和俄克拉何马州高平原等高地大陆内部隆起和剥蚀的构造环境是有争议的。突出的模型认为，平板俯冲的停止、平原的倾斜或长期持续的侵蚀是原因。每一种情况都预测了不同的抬升和侵蚀开始的时间，而这个裂变径迹项目旨在提供数据来区分不同的模型。结果应该有助于限制造山环境中高平原的形成。

9805442Kelley The tectonic circumstances surrounding uplift and denudation of high-standing continental interiors such as the high Plains of New Mexico and Oklahoma is controversial. Prominent models envolk cessation of flat-slab subduction, tilting of the Plains or long-continued erosion as the cause. Each scenario predicts different timing of the onset of uplift and erosion, and this Fission Track project is designed to provide data to discriminate between the models. Results should help constrain how high-plains form in orogenic settings.