Variation in bedrock erodibility along a river profile gives rise to differences in vertical incision rate and influences sediment characteristics such as clast lithology, coarse sediment generation ...
This study is led by Dr. Yizhou Wang, Huiping Zhang (Institute of Geology, China Earthquake Administration) and Dr. Dewen Zheng (Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences). The ...
"Our study shows that many river profiles around the world are not concave up and that straighter profiles tend to be more common in arid environments." "I think dryland rivers have been understudied ...