Douglas Burbank
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Research Interests

  Tectonic geomorphology; active tectonics; structural and stratigraphic evolution of fold-and-thrust belts and foreland basins; physiographic evolution of mountain ranges; kinematics of folding; basin analysis and modeling; analysis of digital topography; sedimentology; magnetostratigraphy; fission-track dating; Quaternary paleoclimatology; glacial geology.

 
 

Field Experience

  Neotectonics and tectonic geomorphology: NW Himalaya,Nepalese Himalaya; Tien Shan; California; Tibet; New Zealand
  Fold-and-thrust belt structure and foreland-basin sedimentation: Pakistan & India; Pyrenean basins, northern Spain; Alpine Molasse; US Cordillera; Kyrgystan, New Zealand, NW China,
  Structural mapping: Pyrenees, Himalaya; Tibet, Tien Shan, New Zealand, California
  Quaternary mapping and glacial geology: Cascades; Sierra Nevada; Himalaya; China; Wyoming; Tien Shan; Alaska; New Zealand
  Magnetic stratigraphy : foreland & intermontane basins of NW Himalaya, Rockies, Spain, Switzerland, France, and Germany; California; Tibet; NW China, Kyrgyzstan
  Thermochronology studies: Teton Range; Himalaya; Tien Shan, Tibet; Transverse Ranges; Sierra Nevada

 
 

Research In Progress

  Interactions of tectonics, erosion, and climate in shaping the Himalaya, central Nepal
  Steady-state and pre-steady-state topographic characteristics of collisional orogens
  Kinematics of thrust fault systems (New Zealand )
  Linking remotely sensed climate to modern erosion along the Himalayan arc
  Intracontinental deformation in the Tien Shan, Kyrgystan and China
  Continental transtension in the Owens Valley and Eastern Sierra, California & Nevada
  Fluvial and glacial signatures in transient landscapes
  Developing 3He cosmogenic nuclide dating techniques (w/ Farley and Amidon)
Upward and outward growth of the NE Tibetan Plateau since 15 Ma

 

 

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