Geomorphic Transport Laws for Predicting Landscape form and Dynamics
William E. Dietrich
Department of Earth and Planetary Science, University of California, Berkeley, California
Search for more papers by this authorDino G. Bellugi
Department of Earth and Planetary Science, University of California, Berkeley, California
Search for more papers by this authorLeonard S. Sklar
Department of Earth and Planetary Science, University of California, Berkeley, California
Search for more papers by this authorJonathan D. Stock
Department of Earth and Planetary Science, University of California, Berkeley, California
Search for more papers by this authorArjun M. Heimsath
Department of Earth Sciences, Dartmouth University, Hanover, New Hampshire
Search for more papers by this authorJoshua J. Roering
Department of Geological Sciences, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon
Search for more papers by this authorWilliam E. Dietrich
Department of Earth and Planetary Science, University of California, Berkeley, California
Search for more papers by this authorDino G. Bellugi
Department of Earth and Planetary Science, University of California, Berkeley, California
Search for more papers by this authorLeonard S. Sklar
Department of Earth and Planetary Science, University of California, Berkeley, California
Search for more papers by this authorJonathan D. Stock
Department of Earth and Planetary Science, University of California, Berkeley, California
Search for more papers by this authorArjun M. Heimsath
Department of Earth Sciences, Dartmouth University, Hanover, New Hampshire
Search for more papers by this authorJoshua J. Roering
Department of Geological Sciences, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon
Search for more papers by this authorPeter R. Wilcock
Search for more papers by this authorRichard M. Iverson
Search for more papers by this authorSummary
This chapter contains sections titled:
Introduction
Some Questions that Motivate the Development of Geomorphic Transport Laws
Four Modeling Approaches to Explaining Morphology
Geomorphic Transport Laws
Modeling with Geomorphic Transport Laws
Needs and Opportunities
Conclusions
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