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Plateau Uplift During Pleistocene Time - Preface

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Plateau Uplift

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The reconstruction of the tectonic behaviour of a Central European upland region seems to be fairly easy, provided there are valleys traversing the area concerned. The development of these valleys in Central Europe was determined to a great extent by the Pleistocene periglacial climate. The variable morphological intensity of this climate led to the alternation of periods with prevailing erosion, and of periods with prevailing accumulation. The terraced valley slopes, which document the course of former valley floors, are the result of these alternations. By the correlation of terrace remnants, which belong to the same age, a longitudinal profile of a former valley floor can be constructed, which then allows statements on subsequent tectonic movements.

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  1. Institut für Physische Geographie, Universität Frankfurt, Senckenberganlage 36, D-6000, Frankfurt 11, Fed. Rep. of Germany

    A. Semmel

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  1. Geophysikalisches Institut, Universität Karlsruhe, Hertzstraße 16, D-7500, Karlsruhe 21, Germany

    Karl Fuchs

  2. Institut für Geochemie, Petrologie und Lagerstättenkunde, Universität Frankfurt, Postfach 111932, D-6000, Frankfurt 11, Germany

    Kurt von Gehlen

  3. Geodätisches Institut, Universität Karlsruhe, Kaiserstraße 12, D-7500, Karlsruhe 1, Germany

    Hermann Mälzer

  4. Geologisch-Paläontologisches Institut, Universität Frankfurt, Senckenberganlage 32-34, D-6000, Frankfurt, Germany

    Hans Murawski

  5. Institut für Physische Geographie, Senckenberganlage 36, D-6000, Frankfurt, Germany

    Arno Semmel

  6. Fachbereich Geowissenschaften, Senckenberganlage 36, D-6000, Frankfurt, Germany

    Arno Semmel

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Semmel, A. (1983). Plateau Uplift During Pleistocene Time - Preface. In: Fuchs, K., von Gehlen, K., Mälzer, H., Murawski, H., Semmel, A. (eds) Plateau Uplift. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-69219-2_4

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