@article{fdi:010037753,
  title = {{L}ong-term tropical morphogenesis of {N}ew {C}aledonia ({S}outhwest {P}acific): {I}mportance of positive epeirogeny and climate change},
  author = {{C}hevillotte, {V}iolaine and {C}hardon, {D}ominique and {B}eauvais, {A}nicet and {M}aurizot, {P}. and {C}olin, {F}abrice},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{E}xtensive mapping of relict lateritic landsurfaces over the 1600 in of relief of mainland {N}ew {C}aledonia is used to evaluate long-term morphogenesis of the island since its emergence in the {O}ligocene. {T}he results support the interpretation of the lateritic levels as abandoned, stepped remnant landsurfaces that may be grouped into eight island-scale erosion levels recording episodic lowering of base level. {T}he separation of the erosion levels results from the combination of positive epeirogenic movements of the {N}ew {C}aledonia continental ridge and long-term {N}eogene climate variability, which is recorded by the contrasted erosion and weathering patterns of the three youngest levels and tentatively correlated with known global and regional paleoclimatic events.},
  keywords = {laterite ; planation surface ; {N}ew {C}aledonia ; epeirogeny ; paleoclimate ; {NOUVELLE} {CALEDONIE} ; {PACIFIQUE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{G}eomorphology},
  volume = {81},
  numero = {3-4},
  pages = {361--375},
  ISSN = {0169-555{X}},
  year = {2006},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.geomorph.2006.04.020},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010037753},
}