Articles | Volume 11, issue 6
https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-11-1117-2023
https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-11-1117-2023
Research article
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09 Nov 2023
Research article |  | 09 Nov 2023

Steady-state forms of channel profiles shaped by debris flow and fluvial processes

Luke A. McGuire, Scott W. McCoy, Odin Marc, William Struble, and Katherine R. Barnhart

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Debris flows are mixtures of mud and rocks that can travel at high speeds across steep landscapes. Here, we propose a new model to describe how landscapes are shaped by debris flow erosion over long timescales. Model results demonstrate that the shapes of channel profiles are sensitive to uplift rate, meaning that it may be possible to use topographic data from steep channel networks to infer how erosion rates vary across a landscape.