The “unreasonable effectiveness” of stratigraphic and geomorphic experiments

C Paola, K Straub, D Mohrig, L Reinhardt - Earth-Science Reviews, 2009‏ - Elsevier
The growth of quantitative analysis and prediction in Earth-surface science has been
accompanied by growth in experimental stratigraphy and geomorphology. Experimenters …

Design of sediment traps with open check dams. I: Hydraulic and deposition processes

G Piton, A Recking - Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 2016‏ - ascelibrary.org
Sediment traps with open check dams are widely used structures in flood hazard mitigation.
This paper reviews the literature dedicated to their design. First, the general context in which …

Shredding of environmental signals by sediment transport

DJ Jerolmack, C Paola - Geophysical Research Letters, 2010‏ - Wiley Online Library
Landscapes respond to climate, tectonic motions and sea level, but this response is
mediated by sediment transport. Understanding transmission of environmental signals is …

[كتاب][B] Introduction to coastal processes and geomorphology

G Masselink, M Hughes, J Knight - 2014‏ - taylorfrancis.com
The world's coastlines represent a myriad of dynamic and constantly changing
environments. Heavily settled and intensely used areas, they are of enormous importance to …

Splitting rivers at their seams: bifurcations and avulsion

MG Kleinhans, RI Ferguson, SN Lane… - … surface processes and …, 2013‏ - Wiley Online Library
River bifurcations are critical but poorly understood elements of many geomorphological
systems. They are integral elements of alluvial fans, braided rivers, fluvial lowland plains …

The degradation and detection of environmental signals in sediment transport systems

C Griffin, RA Duller, KM Straub - Science Advances, 2023‏ - science.org
Autogenic processes contribute noise to sediment transport systems that can degrade or
mask externally derived environmental signals and hinder our ability to reconstruct past …

Sorting out river channel patterns

MG Kleinhans - Progress in physical geography, 2010‏ - journals.sagepub.com
Rivers self-organize their pattern/planform through feedbacks between bars, channels,
floodplain and vegetation, which emerge as a result of the basic spatial sorting process of …

Geology and geomorphology of alluvial and fluvial fans: current progress and research perspectives

D Ventra, LE Clarke - Geological Society, London, Special …, 2018‏ - lyellcollection.org
Alluvial and fluvial fans are the most widespread depositional landforms bordering the
margins of long-lived highland regions and actively subsiding continental basins, across a …

Avulsions and the spatio-temporal evolution of debris-flow fans

T De Haas, AL Densmore, M Stoffel, H Suwa… - Earth-Science …, 2018‏ - Elsevier
Debris flows are water-laden masses of sediment that move rapidly through channel
networks and over alluvial fans, where they can devastate people and property. Episodic …

Unconfined alluvial flow processes: recognition and interpretation of their deposits, and the significance for palaeogeographic reconstruction

CP North, SK Davidson - Earth-Science Reviews, 2012‏ - Elsevier
Palaeogeographic interpretation of the sedimentary rock record depends on correct
recognition from the preserved evidence of the processes responsible for transporting and …