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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
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Institut für Geologie, Universität Bern, Baltzerstrasse
1+3, 3012 Bern, Switzerland
Anna Costa
Institut für Umweltingenieurwissenschaften, ETH Zürich,
Stefano-Franscini-Platz 3, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland
Fritz Schlunegger
Institut für Geologie, Universität Bern, Baltzerstrasse
1+3, 3012 Bern, Switzerland
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- Impact of climate on landscape form, sediment transfer and the sedimentary record R. Harries et al. 10.1002/esp.5075
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Short summary
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.
This paper considers the influence of lithology on the landscape development in the Central...
