The Nazca aseismic ridge subduction, coastal uplift and impact on the fluvial network (Peruvian continental margin)

Authors

  • Pablo Martín Páez Departamento de Ciencias Analíticas, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, Madrid
  • Loreto Antón Departamento de Ciencias Analíticas, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, Madrid
  • Gonzalo Zamora Repsol E&P, Madrid

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55407/geogaceta102380

Keywords:

tectonic geomorphology, fluvial, indexes, subduction, uplift

Abstract

In the western margin of Peru the subduction of the Nazca Ridge along the Peruvian margin occurs together with the southward lateral motion of the ridge. During this process deformation of the upper part of the coastal region occurs, producing the inversion of the continental shelf and uplift of the coastal area, in the shape of an asymmetrical dome structure, simultaneously to the southward migration. The morphometric analysis of the drainage network provides quantitative data for the identification of anomalies in the fluvial system associated to this process, such as knickpoints in the lower reaches or convexities in the long profiles, and allow the interpretation of its impact and the length of the signals in the fluvial system. Uplift along the coast precedes the ridge arrival. Results illustrate a symmetrical distribution of fluvial morphologies on-shore, in both sides of the ridge subduction zone, and point to a fast regularization or deletion of the anomalies once the active uplift have moved southward.

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Published

2021-06-12

How to Cite

Martín Páez, P., Antón, . L., & Zamora, G. (2021). The Nazca aseismic ridge subduction, coastal uplift and impact on the fluvial network (Peruvian continental margin). GEOGACETA, 69, 43–46. https://doi.org/10.55407/geogaceta102380

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