Articles | Volume 10, issue 4
https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-10-833-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-10-833-2022
Short communication
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11 Aug 2022
Short communication |  | 11 Aug 2022

Short communication: Forward and inverse analytic models relating river long profile to tectonic uplift history, assuming a nonlinear slope–erosion dependency

Yizhou Wang, Liran Goren, Dewen Zheng, and Huiping Zhang

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Interactive discussion

Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on esurf-2021-101', Philippe Steer, 15 Feb 2022
  • RC2: 'Comment on esurf-2021-101', Anonymous Referee #2, 16 Feb 2022
  • AC1: 'Comment on esurf-2021-101', Yizhou Wang, 06 Apr 2022

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision | EF: Editorial file upload
AR by Yizhou Wang on behalf of the Authors (11 May 2022)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (17 Jun 2022) by Simon Mudd
AR by Yizhou Wang on behalf of the Authors (01 Jul 2022)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (13 Jul 2022) by Simon Mudd
ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (19 Jul 2022) by Tom Coulthard (Editor)
AR by Yizhou Wang on behalf of the Authors (21 Jul 2022)  Author's response   Manuscript 
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Short summary
Abrupt changes in tectonic uplift rates induce sharp changes in river profile, called knickpoints. When river erosion depends non-linearly on slope, we develop an analytic model for knickpoint velocity and find the condition of knickpoint merging. Then we develop analytic models that represent the two-directional link between tectonic changes and river profile evolution. The derivation provides new understanding on the links between tectonic changes and river profile evolution.