Bedrock rivers and the geomorphology of active orogens

KX Whipple - Annu. Rev. Earth Planet. Sci., 2004 - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract Bedrock rivers set much of the relief structure of active orogens and dictate rates
and patterns of denudation. Quantitative understanding of the role of climate-driven …

Fluvial responses to climate and sea‐level change: a review and look forward

MD Blum, TE Törnqvist - Sedimentology, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
Fluvial landforms and deposits provide one of the most readily studied Quaternary
continental records, and alluvial strata represent an important component in most ancient …

Landscape response to tectonic forcing: Digital elevation model analysis of stream profiles in the Mendocino triple junction region, northern California

NP Snyder, KX Whipple… - … Society of America …, 2000 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The topographic evolution of orogens is fundamentally dictated by rates and patterns of
bedrock-channel incision. Quantitative field assessments of process-based laws are needed …

[图书][B] Tectonic geomorphology of mountains: a new approach to paleoseismology

WB Bull - 2008 - books.google.com
With a balance of theory and practical applications, Tectonic Geomorphology of Mountains
is essential reading for research geologists and upper-level undergraduate and graduate …

Tectonic and lithologic controls on bedrock channel profiles and processes in coastal California

A Duvall, E Kirby, D Burbank - Journal of Geophysical …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Recent theoretical models suggest that topographic characteristics of bedrock channels are
products of interactions among tectonics, substrate resistance, and the climatically …

Numerical modeling of fluvial strath-terrace formation in response to oscillating climate

GS Hancock, RS Anderson - Geological Society of …, 2002 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Many river systems in western North America retain a fluvial strath-terrace rec ord of
discontinuous downcutting into bedrock through the Quaternary. Their importance lies in …

[PDF][PDF] Geomorphic expression of active tectonics in a rapidly-deforming forearc, Sila massif, Calabria, southern Italy

P Molin, FJ Pazzaglia, F Dramis - American journal of science, 2004 - ajsonline.org
We examine the tectonic geomorphology of La Sila, Calabria, southern Italy, a high-standing
(1500 m) plateau surrounded by crustal extension, with map, DEM, and field data. These …

A stochastic approach to modeling the role of rainfall variability in drainage basin evolution

GE Tucker, RL Bras - Water Resources Research, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
We develop a simple stochastic theory for erosion and sediment transport, based on the
Poisson pulse rainfall model, in order to analyze how variability in rainfall and runoff …

[PDF][PDF] The geomorphology and physiographic provinces of Central America

JS Marshall - Central America: geology, resources and hazards, 2007 - researchgate.net
Central America encompasses an intricate mosaic of dynamic landscapes shaped by a wide
range of Earth surface processes. Few other regions worldwide exhibit a comparable …

[PDF][PDF] A fluvial record of long-term steady-state uplift and erosion across the Cascadia forearc high, western Washington State

FJ Pazzaglia, MT Brandon - American Journal of Science, 2001 - campuspress.yale.edu
Six late Quaternary river terraces, preserved along the Clearwater River in northwestern
Washington State, provide a 140 ka record of long-term incision and uplift across the …