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https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-3-463-2015
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the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-3-463-2015
© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
The periglacial engine of mountain erosion – Part 2: Modelling large-scale landscape evolution
D. L. Egholm
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Geoscience, Aarhus University. Høegh-Guldbergs Gade 2, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
J. L. Andersen
Department of Geoscience, Aarhus University. Høegh-Guldbergs Gade 2, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
M. F. Knudsen
Department of Geoscience, Aarhus University. Høegh-Guldbergs Gade 2, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
J. D. Jansen
Institute of Earth and Environmental Science, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany
S. B. Nielsen
Department of Geoscience, Aarhus University. Høegh-Guldbergs Gade 2, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Frost cracking dictated landslide distribution in response to temperature change since Last Glacial Maximum across the Eastern Qilian Mountains H. Geng et al.
- Constraints from cosmogenic nuclides on the glaciation and erosion history of Dove Bugt, northeast Greenland D. Skov et al.
- Near‐surface temperatures and potential for frost weathering in blockfields in Norway and Svalbard M. Peter et al.
- Topographic signatures of progressive glacial landscape transformation M. Liebl et al.
- Formation of plateau landscapes on glaciated continental margins D. Egholm et al.
- Pleistocene Evolution of a Scandinavian Plateau Landscape J. Andersen et al.
- Quantifying frost-weathering-induced damage in alpine rocks T. Mayer et al.
- Erosion rates in Fennoscandia during the past million years J. Jansen et al.
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- Pleistocene Periglacial Processes and Landforms, Mid-Atlantic Region, Eastern United States D. Merritts & M. Rahnis
- The Efficacy of Frost Weathering Processes in Alpine Rockwalls D. Draebing & M. Krautblatter
- Alpine relief limited by glacial occupation time B. Salcher et al.
- Cooling history of the Gongga batholith: Implications for the Xianshuihe Fault and Miocene kinematics of SE Tibet Y. Zhang et al.
- Glacial Steady State Topography Controlled by the Coupled Influence of Tectonics and Climate G. Prasicek et al.
- Post-Little Ice Age rock wall permafrost evolution in Norway J. Czekirda et al.
- Basal shear stress under alpine glaciers: insights from experiments using the iSOSIA and Elmer/Ice models C. Brædstrup et al.
- Global sensitivity analysis of parameter uncertainty in landscape evolution models C. Skinner et al.
- What and where are periglacial landscapes? J. Murton
- Climatic controls on soil production, transport and chemical erosion: Insights from modelling topography, soils and cosmogenic nuclides at Little Lake, Oregon M. Reed et al.
- Physical Rock Weathering: Linking Laboratory Experiments, Field Observations, and Natural Features N. MATSUOKA et al.
- Isostatic and dynamic support of high topography on a North Atlantic passive margin V. Pedersen et al.
- Elevation‐Dependent Periglacial and Paraglacial Processes Modulate Tectonically‐Controlled Erosion of the Western Southern Alps, New Zealand D. Roda‐Boluda et al.
- Permafrost distribution in steep rock slopes in Norway: measurements, statistical modelling and implications for geomorphological processes F. Magnin et al.
- Spatiotemporal variations in frost cracking measures in two dimensions: A case study for rock walls in Jotunheimen, southern Norway J. Czekirda et al.
- Nonlinear forcing of climate on mountain denudation during glaciations A. Mariotti et al.
- Rapid warming and degradation of mountain permafrost in Norway and Iceland B. Etzelmüller et al.
- Enhanced temperature fluctuations accelerate erosion in the Yarlung Catchment, South Tibet D. Cai et al.
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Short summary
We incorporate relations between climate, sediment thickness and periglacial processes quantified in the accompanying paper into a landscape evolution model. This allows us to time-integrate the periglacial contribution to mountain topography on million-year time scales. It is a robust result of our simulations that periglacial processes lead to topographic smoothing. Owing to the climate dependency, this smoothing leads to formation of low-relief surfaces at altitudes controlled by temperature.
We incorporate relations between climate, sediment thickness and periglacial processes...