Articles | Volume 11, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-11-305-2023
https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-11-305-2023
Research article
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18 Apr 2023
Research article |  | 18 Apr 2023

The story of a summit nucleus: hillslope boulders and their effect on erosional patterns and landscape morphology in the Chilean Coastal Cordillera

Emma Lodes, Dirk Scherler, Renee van Dongen, and Hella Wittmann

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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 egusphere-2022-619', Anonymous Referee #1, 31 Aug 2022
  • RC2: 'Comment on egusphere-2022-619', Anonymous Referee #2, 29 Oct 2022
  • AC1: 'Comment on egusphere-2022-619', Emma Lodes, 23 Nov 2022

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision | EF: Editorial file upload
AR by Emma Lodes on behalf of the Authors (26 Nov 2022)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (30 Nov 2022) by Fiona Clubb
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (04 Jan 2023)
ED: Reconsider after major revisions (05 Jan 2023) by Fiona Clubb
AR by Emma Lodes on behalf of the Authors (10 Feb 2023)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Publish as is (13 Feb 2023) by Fiona Clubb
ED: Publish as is (26 Mar 2023) by Andreas Lang (Editor)
AR by Emma Lodes on behalf of the Authors (27 Mar 2023)
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Short summary
We explored the ways that boulders and bedrock affect the shapes of hills and valleys by testing how quickly they erode compared to soil. We found that bedrock and boulders mostly erode more slowly than soil and predict that fracture patterns affect where they exist. We also found that streams generally follow fault orientations. Together, our data imply that fractures influence landscapes by weakening bedrock, causing it to erode faster and to eventually form a valley where a stream may flow.