Reply to Comment by Poli et al. on "Fragmentation of the Adriatic Promontory: New Chronological Constraints From Neogene Shortening Rates Across the Southern Alps (NE Italy)". Issue 7 (26th July 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Moulin, Adrien; Benedetti, Lucilla
• Is Part Of: Tectonics. Volume 40:Issue 7(2021)
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• Publication Date: 2021-07-26
• Subjects: Response to the Comment by Poli et al. regarding the published article "Fragmentation of the Adriatic promontory -- New chronological constraints from Neogene shortening rates across the Southern Alps (NE Italy)"; Geology, Structural -- Periodicals; 551.8
• DOI: 10.1029/2020TC006564
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0278-7407

Abstract

Abstract: In a comment on our manuscript published three years ago (Moulin & Benedetti [2018] https://doi.org/10.1029/2018TC004958 ), the authors raise concern about so‐called "mis‐interpreted alluvial and tectonic structures, " and conclude that these issues "invalidate all the consequent interpretations on the deformation rates." Two points raised by the comment are acknowledged, and affect our results only by slightly reducing (by at most 15%) the Late Pleistocene shortening‐rate across the Eastern Southern Alps. The others issues raised by the comment are mainly dealing with the literature review, and alternative interpretations. Herein, we provide additional information to support our interpretations, and to relate our observations to existing data. Most importantly, our results do not call into question the existing consensus on both the crustal architecture of the Eastern Southern Alps, and the rate of recent shortening. Key Points: The comment on the DEM artefact is acknowledged, but it has no consequence on our conclusions about the post‐Pliocene direction of maximum compression The comment on the use of uncalibrated 14 C ages is acknowledged, leading to a shortening‐rate reduction of at most 15% Our interpretations are in line with existing consensus on the crustal architecture and shortening‐rate across the Eastern Southern Alps