- 责任者：Liu Xiaoyan (State Key Laboratory of Loess and Quaternary Geology ; Institute of Earth Environment ; Chinese Academy of Sciences ; Xi’an 710075 ; China） ; Yuan Sihua
- 刊名：Marine Geology & Quaternary Geology
- 出版年：2009
- 卷期：29(2)
- 关键词：氧同位素 ; oxygen isotopes ; 古地形 ; paleorelief ; 海拔高度 ; altitude ; 青藏高原 ; Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau
- 页码：p.139-147
- 图表：4 illus., 64 refs.
- 分类号：0300
- issnNo：ISSN0256-1492
- isbnNo：CN37-1117/P
An empirical relationship was found between elevation and oxygen isotope composition of lacustrine carbonate and surface water by analysing the relationships between modern meteoric water, temperature and altimetry. Oxygen isotope paleoaltimetry provides surface elevation information that is crucial to deciphering the topographic evolution of mountain belts. This method can be used to quantitatively estimate the elevation of the mountains and thus it provides a new way to reconstruct the history of mountain uplifts. This paper reviews the results about the paleoelevation of the Tibetan Plateau and compares the differences between this method and others, and it is found that oxygen isotope paleoaltimetry has its own limitations in terms of practical application.