It is intuitive, but evidence that high levels of precipitation increase erosion rates has been elusive. The ages of exposed porphyry copper deposits reveal that rocks emplaced at depth travel to the surface faster where precipitation rates are high.
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Willenbring, J. Rain revs the crustal conveyor. Nature Geosci 8, 424–425 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/ngeo2450
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