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https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-11-979-2023
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https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-11-979-2023
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Research article
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09 Oct 2023
Research article |
| 09 Oct 2023
| 09 Oct 2023
Geotechnical controls on erodibility in fluvial impact erosion
Jens M. Turowski
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Helmholtzzentrum Potsdam, GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Telegrafenberg, 14473 Potsdam, Germany
Gunnar Pruß
Helmholtzzentrum Potsdam, GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Telegrafenberg, 14473 Potsdam, Germany
Anne Voigtländer
Helmholtzzentrum Potsdam, GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Telegrafenberg, 14473 Potsdam, Germany
Andreas Ludwig
Nationale Genossenschaft für die Lagerung Radioaktiver Abfälle (NAGRA), 5430 Wettingen, Switzerland
Angela Landgraf
Nationale Genossenschaft für die Lagerung Radioaktiver Abfälle (NAGRA), 5430 Wettingen, Switzerland
Florian Kober
Nationale Genossenschaft für die Lagerung Radioaktiver Abfälle (NAGRA), 5430 Wettingen, Switzerland
Audrey Bonnelye
Helmholtzzentrum Potsdam, GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Telegrafenberg, 14473 Potsdam, Germany
Département Geosciences & Genie Civil, University of Lorraine, Nancy, France
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- Downstream fining of fluvial gravels along the eastern Tibetan Plateau rivers Z. Ma et al.
- Relative role of rock erodibility and sediment load in setting channel slope of mountain rivers N. Takahashi
- Thor: a rock strength database for investigating lithologic controls in landscape evolution M. Haag & L. Schoenbohm
- Terminal glacial overdeepenings: Patterns of erosion, infilling and new constraints on the glaciation history of Northern Switzerland M. Buechi et al.
- Hydro-abrasion processes and modelling at hydraulic structures and steep bedrock rivers: 2. Hydro-abrasion model development and application D. Demiral et al.
- Millennial surface denudation rates along the Tibetan Plateau’s northwestern margin W. Wang et al.
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- Limited influence of bedrock strength on river profiles: the dominant role of sediment dynamics N. Yamanishi & H. Naruse
- Rock strength controls erosion in tectonically dead landscapes M. Haag et al.
- Erosion-weathering partitioning from paired-mineral and weathering-corrected cosmogenic nuclide approaches R. Ott et al.
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- Assessing proxy methods for measuring bedrock erodibility in fluvial impact erosion J. Turowski et al.
- Downstream fining of fluvial gravels along the eastern Tibetan Plateau rivers Z. Ma et al.
- Relative role of rock erodibility and sediment load in setting channel slope of mountain rivers N. Takahashi
- Thor: a rock strength database for investigating lithologic controls in landscape evolution M. Haag & L. Schoenbohm
- Terminal glacial overdeepenings: Patterns of erosion, infilling and new constraints on the glaciation history of Northern Switzerland M. Buechi et al.
- Hydro-abrasion processes and modelling at hydraulic structures and steep bedrock rivers: 2. Hydro-abrasion model development and application D. Demiral et al.
- Millennial surface denudation rates along the Tibetan Plateau’s northwestern margin W. Wang et al.
- 青藏高原西北部边界千年尺度地表剥蚀速率及其控制因素 文. 王 et al.
- Limited influence of bedrock strength on river profiles: the dominant role of sediment dynamics N. Yamanishi & H. Naruse
- Rock strength controls erosion in tectonically dead landscapes M. Haag et al.
- Erosion-weathering partitioning from paired-mineral and weathering-corrected cosmogenic nuclide approaches R. Ott et al.
- Erosion dynamics in carbonate bedrock channels inhibit weathering processes E. Dingle et al.
- The visible and hidden climatic effects on Earth's denudation I. Vergara et al.
- An inventory of subglacial overdeepenings in southern Germany and Austria L. Gegg et al.
- Quantifying lithologic controls on channel steepness in the Guadalupe Mountains using a new relative durability rating and boulder distributions G. Guryan et al.
- New experiments to probe the role of fractures in bedrock on river erosion rate and processes M. Fournereau et al.
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Short summary
Rivers can cut into rocks, and their strength modulates the river's erosion rates. Yet, which properties of the rock control its response to erosive action is poorly understood. Here, we describe parallel experiments to measure rock erosion rates under fluvial impact erosion and the rock's geotechnical properties such as fracture strength, elasticity, and density. Erosion rates vary over a factor of a million between different rock types. We use the data to improve current theory.
Rivers can cut into rocks, and their strength modulates the river's erosion rates. Yet, which...
