@article{fdi:010090975,
  title = {{T}he interplay of geology, climate and tectonics on river incision : the example of the {H}igh {V}erdon {G}orges, {S}outhwestern {F}rench {A}lps},
  author = {{C}ardinal, {T}. and {P}etit, {C}. and {R}olland, {Y}. and {S}chwartz, {S}. and {G}aston {V}alla, {P}. and {S}calabrino, {B}. and {A}udin, {L}aurence and {B}ertauts, {M}. and {Z}erathe, {S}wann and {T}hi{\'e}blemont, {D}. and {B}raucher, {R}. and {ASTER} {T}eam,},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{D}eciphering the impact of short-term or long-term forcing on fluvial incision, as well as understanding the influence of local (channel lithology and morphology) and global (tectonic motions) parameters in the spatial variation of incision efficiency, are ongoing geomorphological research fields. {T}o shed new light on these issues, we chose to study the '{H}autes {G}orges du {V}erdon' ({H}igh {V}erdon {G}orges or {HVG}), located in the foreland of the {S}outhwestern {A}lps. {W}e collected 24 samples along three polished surfaces for {C}osmic {R}ay {E}xposure ({CRE}) {C}l dating, which allowed us to constrain short-term incision rates ranging from 0.06 to 0.2 mm/yr between 60 and 15 ka. {C}ompared to known regional uplift and denudation rates, incision rates obtained in the {HVG} suggest tectonic or isostatic uplift as the main driver of {V}erdon {R}iver incision in the {L}ate {Q}uaternary. {T}his comparison allows us to propose that the downcutting of the {V}erdon {G}orges started approximatively 1.5 to 2 {M}a ago, even if the drainage network of the {V}erdon catchment area could have been shaped earlier, during the {M}essinian salinity crisis.},
  keywords = {{FRANCE} ; {ALPES} ; {VERDON}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{C}omptes {R}endus {G}{\'e}oscience},
  volume = {356},
  numero = {suppl. 2},
  pages = {265--287},
  ISSN = {1631-0713},
  year = {2024},
  DOI = {10.5802/crgeos.216},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010090975},
}