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Barbara
Carrapa
Associate Professor
Sedimentary Geology
and low-T Thermochronology |
I am interested in understanding the dynamics of orogenic
evolution
in mountain belts and continental plateaus (e.g. Alps, Andes, Western
US Cordillera and recently the western Pamirs and Tibet) by
determining deformation and exhumation within the orogenic belt and sedimentation
within the foreland basin. My main field of expertise is in sedimentary geology and low-T thermochronology (40Ar/39Ar and
Apatite Fission Track). I apply multidisciplinary studies using emerging,
together with well established, techniques that enable determination
of timing and rates of exhumation, erosion and sedimentation
leading to a better understanding of the mechanisms driving
mountain building and sedimentary basin development. One particular
field of interest is detrital thermochronology,
i.e. the application of low-T-thermochronology to sedimentary
rocks and sediments. I also use structural geology and basin
analysis in order to unravel the kinematics of sedimentary
basin formation through time.
Recent CV
Projects
Office: Gould-Simpson Bldg. 303
Phone: 520-621-4910
Fax:
520-621-5011
Email: bcarrapa@email.arizona.edu
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