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https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-12-515-2024
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Research article
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17 Apr 2024
Research article |
| 17 Apr 2024
| 17 Apr 2024
Downstream rounding rate of pebbles in the Himalaya
School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
Department of Mines and Geology, Government of Nepal, Kathmandu, Nepal
School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
Hugh D. Sinclair
School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
Simon M. Mudd
School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
Mark Naylor
School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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Pebbles become increasingly rounded during downstream transport in rivers due to abrasion. This study quantifies pebble roundness along the length of two Himalayan rivers. We demonstrate that roundness increases with downstream distance and that the rates are dependent on rock type. We apply this to reconstructing travel distances and hence the size of ancient Himalaya. Results show that the ancient river network was larger than the modern one, indicating that there has been river capture.
Pebbles become increasingly rounded during downstream transport in rivers due to abrasion. This...
