Drainage density and relative relief in humid steep mountains with frequent slope failure

Auteur(s) et Affiliation(s)

OGUCHI, T.

Dept. of Geography, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japon

Description :
Previous studies in Japanese mountains have shown that drainage density (D) correlates negatively with relative relief (R) and the erosion rate (E), whereas elsewhere both R and E correlate positively with D. To investigate the inconsistency, this paper compares 2 types of D-R relations for 8 mountain river basins in central Japan and then interprets the observed relations in terms of current hillslope processes, with special reference to the effect of slope failure on landform development.

Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Earth surface processes and landforms, issn : 0197-9337, 1997, vol. 22, n°. 2, p. 107-120, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 60 ref.

Date :
1997

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

Langue :
Anglais