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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...
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events and
plant roots anchor soil on
hillslopes.
Subsurface flow
destabilizes soil and
resurfaces on
hillslopes where channel heads are
often formed....
- loose,
unconsolidated sediments that have been
deposited at the base of
hillslopes by
either rainwash, sheetwash, slow
continuous downslope creep, or a variable...
- E. Dietrich. "Evidence for nonlinear,
diffusive sediment transport on
hillslopes and
implications for
landscape morphology."
Water Resources Research 35...
- snowmelt.
Gullies can be
formed and
accelerated by
cultivation practices on
hillslopes (often
gentle gradients) in farmland, and they can
develop rapidly in...
- a rate
equal to or
greater than the rate at
which it can be removed.
Hillslopes are
steepened past the
angle of
repose for
noncohesive materials. This...
- valleys. As
hillslopes steepen, however, they
become more
prone to
episodic landslides and
other m****
wasting events. Therefore,
hillslope processes are...
- soil
formation and erosion:
Effects of
climate change on
Mojave Desert hillslopes (Nevada, USA)". Geology. 50 (1): 54–59. doi:10.1130/G49270.1. ISSN 0091-7613...
- runoff.
Water flowing in
channels comes from
surface runoff from
adjacent hillslopes, from
groundwater flow out of the ground, and from
water discharged from...
