Abrupt drainage basin reorganization following a Pleistocene river capture
River capture acts as one river steals the neighboring headwaters, which is a dramatic natural process for mountain landscapes evolution. Here the authors show a stream piracy reversed flow in a major river resulting in waterfall formation, bedrock gorge incision, and widespread topographic disequil...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2018-09-01
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Series: | Nature Communications |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-06238-6 |