Solutions of the stream power equation and application to the evolution of river longitudinal profiles

Erosion by bedrock river channels is commonly modeled with the stream power equation. We present a two-part approach to solving this nonlinear equation analytically and explore the implications for evolving river profiles. First, a method for non-dimensionalizing the stream power equation transforms...

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Main Authors: Royden, Leigh H. (Contributor), Perron, J. Taylor (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Geophysical Union (AGU), 2014-03-10T21:40:21Z.
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