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channelsteepness index1 CONSTRUCTChannel steepness indexWOBUS · FLUVIAL GEOMORPHOLOGY

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Fluvial geomorphology

channel slope normalized for drainage area, used to read rock uplift or erosion rate from river profiles.

In fluvial geomorphology, channel steepness index refers to channel slope normalized for drainage area, used to read rock uplift or erosion rate from river profiles. This meaning comes from Wobus (2006) in Tectonics, Climate, and Landscape Evolution.[1]

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References

  1. Wobus, C., Whipple, K. X., Kirby, E., Snyder, N., Johnson, J., Spyropolou, K., Crosby, B., & Sheehan, D. (2006). Tectonics from topography: Procedures, promise, and pitfalls. In Tectonics, Climate, and Landscape Evolution. Geological Society of America. https://doi.org/10.1130/2006.2398(04)

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