Sediment size on talus slopes correlates with fracture spacing on bedrock cliffs: implications for predicting initial sediment size distributions on hillslopes

<p>The detachment of rock fragments from fractured bedrock on hillslopes creates sediment with an initial size distribution that sets the upper limits on particle size for all subsequent stages in the evolution of sediment in landscapes. We hypothesize that the initial size distribution should...

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Main Authors: J. P. Verdian, L. S. Sklar, C. S. Riebe, J. R. Moore
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2021-08-01
Series:Earth Surface Dynamics
Online Access:https://esurf.copernicus.org/articles/9/1073/2021/esurf-9-1073-2021.pdf