Deciphering the contribution of mantle convection to Earth’s surface elevation remains challenging, but it may have a dominant influence on mountain-building at subduction zones, according to a new study reconstructing the topographic evolution of Calabria.
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Ruetenik, G.A. Mantle driven mountains. Nat. Geosci. 16, 469–470 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-023-01192-5
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