Research Article| May 01, 2007 Quantitative and qualitative insights into bedrock landform erosion on the South Indian craton using cosmogenic nuclides and apatite fission tracks Y. Gunnell; Y. Gunnell 1Department of Geography, Université Denis-Diderot Paris 7, case 7001, 2 Place Jussieu, 75251 Paris cedex 05, France Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar R. Braucher; R. Braucher 2Centre Européen de Recherche et d'Enseignement des Géosciences de l'Environnement, UMR 6635, Europôle Méditerranéen de l'Arbois, BP 80, 13545 Aix-en-Provence cedex 04, France Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar D. Bourlès; D. Bourlès 2Centre Européen de Recherche et d'Enseignement des Géosciences de l'Environnement, UMR 6635, Europôle Méditerranéen de l'Arbois, BP 80, 13545 Aix-en-Provence cedex 04, France Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar G. André G. André 3Department of Geography, Université Denis-Diderot Paris 7, case 7001, 2 Place Jussieu, 75251 Paris cedex 05, France Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Y. Gunnell 1Department of Geography, Université Denis-Diderot Paris 7, case 7001, 2 Place Jussieu, 75251 Paris cedex 05, France R. Braucher 2Centre Européen de Recherche et d'Enseignement des Géosciences de l'Environnement, UMR 6635, Europôle Méditerranéen de l'Arbois, BP 80, 13545 Aix-en-Provence cedex 04, France D. Bourlès 2Centre Européen de Recherche et d'Enseignement des Géosciences de l'Environnement, UMR 6635, Europôle Méditerranéen de l'Arbois, BP 80, 13545 Aix-en-Provence cedex 04, France G. André 3Department of Geography, Université Denis-Diderot Paris 7, case 7001, 2 Place Jussieu, 75251 Paris cedex 05, France Publisher: Geological Society of America Received: 02 Dec 2005 Revision Received: 17 Sep 2006 Accepted: 11 Jan 2007 First Online: 08 Mar 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2674 Print ISSN: 0016-7606 GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA GSA Bulletin (2007) 119 (5-6): 576–585. https://doi.org/10.1130/B25945.1 Article history Received: 02 Dec 2005 Revision Received: 17 Sep 2006 Accepted: 11 Jan 2007 First Online: 08 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Y. Gunnell, R. Braucher, D. Bourlès, G. André; Quantitative and qualitative insights into bedrock landform erosion on the South Indian craton using cosmogenic nuclides and apatite fission tracks. GSA Bulletin 2007;; 119 (5-6): 576–585. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/B25945.1 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGSA Bulletin Search Advanced Search Abstract Due to the scarcity of datable chronostrati-graphic markers and the related difficulties of quantifying depths of erosion in cratonic landscapes, conceptual models of tropical pediplain and etchplain evolution commonly lack time and vertical elevation scales. Here, we present the first quantitative study of relief development in South India based on in situ–produced 10Be dating aided by previously acquired apatite fission-track data. Erosion rates measured on the summits of inselbergs concur with the perception of inselbergs as islands of low erosion, but they also reveal a critical contrast between slowly evolving (≤2 m/m.y.) higher-relief landforms and more rapidly eroding (8–12 m/m.y.) lower-relief landforms. This relationship is independent of lithology and climate but suggests that erosion rates on the surrounding plain, which are controlled by fluvial incision rates into the plateau surface, feed back on inselberg dynamism. A discussion on the most suitable sites for dating bedrock land-forms highlights the problems of sampling design, the difficulties of linking measured erosion rates to the minutiae of process, and the limitations of both single- and multiple-chronometer denudation chronologies in low-energy cratonic environments. You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.