#Model links patterns in sediment to rain, uplift and sea level change
“#Model links patterns in sediment to rain, uplift and sea level change” The source-to-sink model illustrating elevation (left) and erosion/deposition (right). Credit: Jinyu Zhang/ The University of Texas at Austin. Forces that shape the Earth’s surface are recorded in a number of natural records, from tree rings to cave formations. In a recent study, researchers…