The Hispaniola fluvial system and its morphostructural context

Auteur(s) et Affiliation(s)

COTILLA RODRIGUEZ, M.O.

Dep. de Física de la Tierra y Astrofísica I, Fac. de Ciencias Físicas, Univ. Complutense, Madrid, Espagne

CORDOBA BARBA, D.

Dep. de Física de la Tierra y Astrofísica I, Fac. de Ciencias Físicas, Univ. Complutense, Madrid, Espagne

Description :
This paper presents results of the geomorphological study of river elements for a morphostructural characterization of Hispaniola. The fluvial system and its primary and secondary drainage divides were delimited using a specifically developed methodology. More than 120 fluvial basins were studied. There are 2 large hydrological regions, the Western and the Eastern, with a northeastern transverse diagonal boundary, coinciding with the direction of the Beta Escarpment. Using quantitative data to characterize the morphostructure of the fluvial network in Hispaniola enabled the AA. to make a comparison with a Cuban network. As is shown, the river pattern in Hispaniola is basically tectonic, with a remarkable directional diversity in the main first-order drainage divide.

Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Physical geography, issn : 0272-3646, 2009, vol. 30, n°. 5, p. 453-477, nombre de pages : 25, Références bibliographiques : 3 p.

Date :
2009

Editeur :
Pays édition : Royaume-Uni, Abingdon, Taylor and Francis

Langue :
Anglais