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COMPUTERS & GEOSCIENCES
卷 29, 期 6, 页码 787-794出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/S0098-3004(03)00052-9
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heat transfer equation; numerical modelling; time-varying surface topography; low-T geochronology; relief evolution
A robust finite-element code (Pecube) has been developed to solve the three-dimensional heat transport equation in a crustal/lithospheric block undergoing uplift and surface erosion, and characterized by an evolving, finite-amplitude surface topography. The time derivative of the temperature field is approximated by a second-order accurate, midpoint, implicit scheme that takes into account the changing geometry of the problem. The method is based on a mixed Eulerian-Lagrangian approach that requires frequent re-interpolation of the temperature field in the vertical direction to ensure accuracy. From the computed crustal thermal structure, the temperature history of rock particles that, following an imposed tectonic scenario, are exhumed at the Earth's surface, is derived. These T - t paths can then be used to compute apparent isotopic ages for a range of geochronometers. The usefulness of the code is demonstrated by computing the predicted distribution of (U-Th)/He apatite ages in a high relief area of the Sierra Nevada, California, for a range of tectonic scenarios and comparing them to existing data. (C) 2003 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
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