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Articles | Volume 4, issue 1
Articles | Volume 4, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-4-253-2016
© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-4-253-2016
© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Articles | Volume 4, issue 1
Research article
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17 Mar 2016
Research article |  | 17 Mar 2016

Lithological control on the landscape form of the upper Rhône Basin, Central Swiss Alps

Laura Stutenbecker, Anna Costa, and Fritz Schlunegger

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This paper considers the influence of lithology on the landscape development in the Central Swiss Alps. In high-alpine settings such as the upper Rhône valley, external forcing by climate, glaciation and uplift affects the geomorphological evolution of the landscape. By careful compilation of published data and geomorphological analysis we found that the rock type and its susceptibility to erosion are the main factors controlling the response time to those perturbations.
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