Knickpoint recession rate and catchment area : the case of uplifted rivers in Eastern Scotland

Auteurs :
BISHOP, P.
HOEY, T.B.
JANSEN, J.D.
LEXARTZA ARTZA, I.

Description :
Knickpoint (KP) recession in streams draining to glacio-isostatically uplifted shorelines in eastern Scotland is used to assess wether KP recession is a function of discharge ( here represented by its surrogate, catchment area). Knickpoints are identified using DS plots (log slope versus log downstream distance). A statistically significant power relationship is found between discharge of headward recession and catchment area.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Earth surface processes and landforms, issn : 0197-9337, 2005, vol. 30, n°. 6, p. 767-778, nombre de pages : 12, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 43 ref.

Date :
2005

Editeur :
Pays édition : Royaume-Uni, Chichester, Wiley