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27 Nov 2024
Research article |  | 27 Nov 2024

A simple model for faceted topographies at normal faults based on an extended stream-power law

Stefan Hergarten

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Faceted topographies are impressive footprints of active tectonics in geomorphology. This paper investigates the evolution of faceted topographies at normal faults and their interaction with a river network theoretically and numerically. As a main result beyond several relations for the geometry of facets, the horizontal displacement associated with normal faults is crucial for the dissection of initially polygonal facets into triangular facets bounded by almost parallel rivers.
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