Applicability of low-temperature thermochronology to the evolution of young (< ~ 5 Ma) orogenic systems: a case study from the Japanese Islands

• Published in: Progress in earth and planetary science Vol. 12; no. 1; pp. 59 - 20
• Main Authors: Sueoka, Shigeru, Tagami, Takahiro
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.12.2025; Springer Nature B.V; SpringerOpen
• Subjects: (U–Th–Sm)/He method; 4. Solid earth sciences; Atmospheric Sciences; Biogeosciences; Cooling; Earth and Environmental Science; Earth Sciences; Elevation; Exhumation; Fault lines; Fission-track method; Geophysics/Geodesy; Hydrogeology; Islands; Low temperature; Low-temperature thermochronology; Modelling; Mountain formation; Mountains; Planetology; Pliocene; Quaternary; Research Article; Rocks; Temperature; Uplift; Low-temperature thermochronology; Mountain formation; Exhumation; (U–Th–Sm)/He method; Fission-track method; Uplift; Japanese Islands
• ISSN: 2197-4284; 2197-4284
• DOI: 10.1186/s40645-025-00735-1

Low-temperature thermochronology, including fission track (FT) and (U–Th–Sm)/He thermochronometry, has been widely used to constrain the exhumation history of orogenic systems over timescales of 10 6 –10 8  years. This research employed simple numerical modeling to evaluate the applicability of low-...