Graffiti for science – erosion painting reveals spatially variable erosivity of sediment-laden flows

Beer, Alexander R.; Kirchner, James W.; Turowski, Jens M.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-4-885-2016

Articles | Volume 4, issue 4

https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-4-885-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-4-885-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 4, issue 4

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15 Dec 2016

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Graffiti for science – erosion painting reveals spatially variable erosivity of sediment-laden flows

Alexander R. Beer, James W. Kirchner, and Jens M. Turowski

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RC1: 'Review of Beer et al., Graffiti for science – Erosion painting reveals spatially variable erosivity of sediment-laden flows.', Anonymous Referee #1, 28 May 2016
RC2: 'review of "Graffiti for science"', Joel Johnson, 19 Jun 2016
RC3: 'Peer review general comments', Theodore Fuller, 20 Jun 2016
AC1: 'Final author comments to the three reviews', Alexander Beer, 19 Oct 2016

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AR by Alexander Beer on behalf of the Authors (08 Nov 2016) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (25 Nov 2016) by Jane Willenbring

ED: Publish as is (29 Nov 2016) by Douglas Jerolmack (Editor)

AR by Alexander Beer on behalf of the Authors (30 Nov 2016)

Short summary

Spatial bedrock erosion data from stream channels are important for engineering issues and landscape evolution model assessment. However, acquiring such data is challenging and only few data sets exist. Detecting changes in repeated photographs of painted bedrock surfaces easily allows for semi-quantitative conclusions on the spatial distribution of sediment transport and its effects: abrasion on surfaces facing the streamflow and shielding of surfaces by abundant sediment.