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relief ratio: a standalone construct

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reliefratio1 CONSTRUCTRelief ratioSCHUMM · GEOMORPHOLOGY

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Geomorphology

the ratio of total basin relief to basin length, a morphometric measure of overall drainage basin steepness.

In geomorphology, relief ratio refers to the ratio of total basin relief to basin length, a morphometric measure of overall drainage basin steepness. This meaning comes from Schumm (1956) in Geological Society of America Bulletin.[1]

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basin1 fields · 1 citationsanchor · a standalone constructmeasure2 fields · 4 citationsjingle · one word, two constructsrelief3 fields · 3 citationsjingle · one word, three constructs

References

  1. Schumm, S. A. (1956). Evolution of Drainage Systems and Slopes in Badlands at Perth Amboy, New Jersey. Geological Society of America Bulletin, 67(5), 597. https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1956)67[597:eodsas]2.0.co;2

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