Earth Surface Dynamics
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Articles | Volume 10, issue 1
Articles | Volume 10, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-10-1-2022
© Author(s) 2022. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-10-1-2022
© Author(s) 2022. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 10, issue 1
Research article
 | 
06 Jan 2022
Research article |  | 06 Jan 2022

Transmissivity and groundwater flow exert a strong influence on drainage density

Elco Luijendijk

Model code and software

GOEMod: Groundwater Flow, Overland Flow and Erosion Model E. Luijendijk https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5642475

Pandas-Dev/Pandas: Pandas 1.2.2 J. Reback, W. McKinney, jbrockmendel, J. V. den Bossche, T. Augspurger, P. Cloud, gfyoung, S. Hawkins, Sinhrks, M. Roeschke, A. Klein, T. Petersen, J. Tratner, C. She, W. Ayd, S. Naveh, M. Garcia, J. Schendel, patrick, A. Hayden, D. Saxton, V. Jancauskas, A. McMaster, M. Gorelli, P. Battiston, S. Seabold, K. Dong, chris-b1, h-vetinari, and S. Hoyer https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4524629

Scientific Colour Maps F. Crameri https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4491293

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Short summary
The distance between rivers is a noticeable feature of the Earth's surface. Previous work has indicated that subsurface groundwater flow may be important for drainage density. Here, I present a new model that combines subsurface and surface water flow and erosion, and demonstrates that groundwater exerts an important control on drainage density. Streams that incise rapidly can capture the groundwater discharge of adjacent streams, which may cause these streams to become dry and stop incising.
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