Climatic control of bedrock river incision

Ken L. Ferrier (), Kimberly L. Huppert and J. Taylor Perron
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Ken L. Ferrier: Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Kimberly L. Huppert: Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
J. Taylor Perron: Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Nature, 2013, vol. 496, issue 7444, 206-209

Abstract: Topographic analyses and numerical modelling of canyon formation across the Hawaiian island of Kaua‘i show that rivers erode into bedrock more efficiently where precipitation rates are higher.

Date: 2013
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