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Notes:
Erosional unloading and loading by sedimentary deposition cause tectonic deformation that in turn affect the pattern of further erosion. For example, the simulated erosion of these passive margin scarps results in uplift and backward tilting of the scarp front, which discourages drainage from passing from the continental interior across the scarp front, except through a few major rivers that can keep pace with the deformation (from Kooi et al….). The erosional unloading occuring on collisional origins may also affect the progress of further deformation (e.g., Beaumont, C., Fullsack, P., and Hamilton, J., 1992, Erosional control of active compressional origins, in Thrust Tectonics, K.R. McClay, ed., New York, Chapman and Hall, 1-19).
Coupled modeling of deformation and erosion is still in its infancy.
