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Research article
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22 May 2024
Research article |
| 22 May 2024
| 22 May 2024
Geomorphic indicators of continental-scale landscape transience in the Hengduan Mountains, SE Tibet, China
Department of Earth Sciences, ETH Zürich, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland
Sean D. Willett
Department of Earth Sciences, ETH Zürich, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland
Rong Yang
School of Earth Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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Short summary
We evaluated the intensity and spatial extent of landscape change in the Hengduan Mountains by identifying areas where river network reorganization is occurring or expected in the future. We combine four metrics that measure topographic imbalances at different spatial and temporal scales. Our study provides a deeper understanding of the dynamic nature of the Hengduan Mountains landscape and associated drivers, such as tectonic uplift, and insights for applying similar methods elsewhere.
We evaluated the intensity and spatial extent of landscape change in the Hengduan Mountains by...
