River profile response to normal fault growth and linkage: an example from the Hellenic forearc of south-central Crete, Greece

Gallen, Sean F.; Wegmann, Karl W.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-5-161-2017

Articles | Volume 5, issue 1

https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-5-161-2017

© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-5-161-2017

© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 5, issue 1

Research article

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28 Feb 2017

Research article |

| 28 Feb 2017

River profile response to normal fault growth and linkage: an example from the Hellenic forearc of south-central Crete, Greece

Sean F. Gallen and Karl W. Wegmann

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RC1: 'Review comments', Sarah Boulton, 21 Dec 2016
- AC1: 'Response to review by Dr. Sarah Boulton', Sean Gallen, 31 Dec 2016
RC2: 'Comment', Mary Ford, 12 Jan 2017
- AC2: 'Response to review by Dr. Mary Ford', Sean Gallen, 13 Jan 2017

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ED: Publish as is (31 Jan 2017) by Niels Hovius (Editor)

AR by Sean Gallen on behalf of the Authors (01 Feb 2017) Manuscript

Short summary

We present results from a natural experiment where bedrock rivers are adjusting to a step change in rock uplift rate and where constraints on the recent pattern of rock uplift exist. We show that while rivers record the relative rock uplift history, quantitative information on timing is masked by complexities in incision processes, changes in river network configuration, and possibly other factors. Our results emphasize caution when interpreting tectonic signals from some bedrock river systems.