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Research article
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20 Apr 2016
Research article |
| 20 Apr 2016
Bedrock incision by bedload: insights from direct numerical simulations
Guilhem Aubert
Laboratoire de Géologie de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1/ENS de Lyon/CNRS UMR5276, Villeurbanne, France
Vincent J. Langlois
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Laboratoire de Géologie de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1/ENS de Lyon/CNRS UMR5276, Villeurbanne, France
Pascal Allemand
Laboratoire de Géologie de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1/ENS de Lyon/CNRS UMR5276, Villeurbanne, France
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We performed the first direct numerical simulations of the process by which the pebbles transported by a river repeatedly impact its bedrock and consequently contribute to its erosion. Our results are consistent with existing experimental measurements and allow us to predict the incision rate of a river as a function of its water discharge, the amount of sediment available, and the roughness of the bedrock, which is essential to study the long-term evolution of mountain ranges.
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