Glaciation's topographic control on Holocene erosion at the eastern edge of the Alps

Dixon, Jean L.; von Blanckenburg, Friedhelm; Stüwe, Kurt; Christl, Marcus

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-4-895-2016

Articles | Volume 4, issue 4

https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-4-895-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-4-895-2016

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

Articles | Volume 4, issue 4

Research article

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22 Dec 2016

Research article |

| 22 Dec 2016

Glaciation's topographic control on Holocene erosion at the eastern edge of the Alps

Jean L. Dixon, Friedhelm von Blanckenburg, Kurt Stüwe, and Marcus Christl

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SC1: 'Some comments and suggestions for edits', Marco G. Jorge, 27 Jun 2016
- AC1: 'Response to Marco Jorge', Jean Dixon, 02 Nov 2016
RC1: 'Review of manuscript Esurf-2016-29 by J.L. Dixon and co-authors', Pierre Valla, 29 Jun 2016
- AC2: 'Response to Reviewers', Jean Dixon, 02 Nov 2016
RC2: 'Review of Dixon et al., Glaciation’s topographic control on Holocene erosion at the eastern edge of the Alps', Peter van der Beek, 07 Jul 2016
- AC3: 'Response to Reviewers', Jean Dixon, 02 Nov 2016
AC4: 'Response to Reviewers', Jean Dixon, 02 Nov 2016

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AR by Jean Dixon on behalf of the Authors (02 Nov 2016)

ED: Publish as is (11 Nov 2016) by Jean Braun

ED: Publish as is (12 Nov 2016) by Frédéric Herman (Editor)

AR by Jean Dixon on behalf of the Authors (20 Nov 2016)

Short summary

We quantify the glacial legacy of Holocene erosion at the eastern edge of the European Alps and add insight to the debate on drivers of Alpine erosion. We present the first data explicitly comparing ¹⁰Be-based erosion rates in previously glaciated and non-glaciated basins (n = 26). Erosion rates vary 5-fold across the region, correlating with local topography and glacial history. Our approach and unique study site allow us to isolate the role of glacial topographic legacies from other controls.