Episodic kilometre-scale burial and exhumation and the importance of missing section

P Green, I Duddy, P Japsen - Earth-Science Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
The incompleteness of the stratigraphical record is well documented, and the concept of
“missing time” has attracted renewed attention in recent years. However, the importance of …

Geomorphic complexity and the case for topographic rejuvenation of the Appalachian Mountains

JA Spotila, PS Prince - Geomorphology, 2022 - Elsevier
Despite vast scientific inquiry, the evolution of Appalachian Mountain topography in eastern
North America has yet to be robustly explained. After a century and a half of investigation …

Impact of changing concavity indices on channel steepness and divide migration metrics

B Gailleton, SM Mudd, FJ Clubb… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The concavity index,, describes how quickly river channel gradient declines downstream. It
is used in calculations of normalized channel steepness index,, a metric for comparing the …

Lithological control on topographic relief evolution in a slow tectonic setting (Anti-Atlas, Morocco)

R Clementucci, P Ballato, LL Siame… - Earth and Planetary …, 2022 - Elsevier
Topographic relief results from the complex interactions between tectonics and erosional
surface processes, which are primarily mediated by bedrock erodibility and climatic …

The erosional signature of drainage divide motion along the Blue Ridge Escarpment

MF Stokes, IJ Larsen, SL Goldberg… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The planform rearrangement of river basins is recognized as an important process for
landscape evolution. The boundaries of river basins can shift either through gradual …

Transient response to changes in uplift rates in the northern Atlas-Meseta system (Morocco)

R Clementucci, P Ballato, LL Siame, C Faccenna… - Geomorphology, 2023 - Elsevier
Transient topography represents an opportunity for extracting information on the combined
effect of tectonics, mantle-driven processes, lithology and climate across different temporal …

Post-rift geomorphological evolution of a passive continental margin (Paraíba region, northeastern Brazil): insights from river profile and drainage divide analysis

FC Alves, M Stokes, SJ Boulton, D de Fátima Rossetti… - Geomorphology, 2022 - Elsevier
The post-rift erosional history of elevated passive continental margins (EPCMs) has been
considered of low-rate tectonics across many regions worldwide. However, research in the …

Post-Miocene topographic rejuvenation in an elevated passive continental margin not characterized by a sharp escarpment (northern end of the Mantiqueira Range …

SS Calegari, D Peifer, MA Neves, F de Andrade Caxito - Geomorphology, 2021 - Elsevier
A sharp escarpment lying close to the coast or more in the continental interior defines the
morphology of Elevated Passive Continental Margins (EPCMs). Most studies on the …

Impact of tectonic topographic rejuvenation in landscapes with high bedrock/duricrust strength: Insights from geomorphic evidence in a post-rifted region (SE Brazil)

DS de Campos, M dos Santos, KPP Marques, AC Silva… - Geomorphology, 2023 - Elsevier
The evolution of Cenozoic relief in post-rifted and post-orogenic landscapes reveals
enigmatic and intricate dynamics. Unsteady conditions long after the cessation of ongoing …

Yardangs sculpted by erosion of heterogeneous material

S Boury, S Weady, L Ristroph - Proceedings of the National Academy of …, 2024 - pnas.org
The recognizable shapes of landforms arise from processes such as erosion by wind or
water currents. However, explaining the physical origin of natural structures is challenging …