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Hillslope evolution is the
changes in the
erosion rates,
erosion styles and form of
slopes of
hills and
mountains over time.
During most of the 20th century...
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Ongoing hillslope processes can
change the
topology of the
hillslope surface,
which in turn can
change the
rates of
those processes.
Hillslopes that steepen...
- ****ociated
hillslope areas are the
hillslopes that
slope directly into the channels.
Precipitation that
enters the
system on the
hillslopes areas and is...
- loose,
unconsolidated sediments that have been
deposited at the base of
hillslopes by
either rainwash, sheetwash, slow
continuous downslope creep, or a variable...
- due only to
gravity can
occur on
sloping surfaces in general,
including hillslopes, scarps, cliffs, and the
continental shelf—continental
slope boundary...
- Post-fire
hillslope stabilization treatments are
treatments aimed at
stabilizing fire-affected
slopes by
counteracting the
negative impact of fire on...
- Cross-section of a
hillslope depicting the
vadose zone,
capillary fringe,
water table, and
phreatic or
saturated zone. (Source:
United States Geological...
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River incision is the
narrow erosion caused by a
river or
stream that is far from its base level.
River incision is
common after tectonic uplift of the...
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referred to as the
channel head and it
marks an
important boundary between hillslope processes and
fluvial processes. The
channel head is the most upslope...
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material on the rock unit that is
increasing in
elevation to be
eroded by
hillslopes and channels.
These sediments are
deposited on the rock unit that is going...
