Geomorphometric delineation of floodplains and terraces from objectively defined topographic thresholds

Clubb, Fiona J.; Mudd, Simon M.; Milodowski, David T.; Valters, Declan A.; Slater, Louise J.; Hurst, Martin D.; Limaye, Ajay B.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-5-369-2017

Articles | Volume 5, issue 3

https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-5-369-2017

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

https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-5-369-2017

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

Articles | Volume 5, issue 3

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10 Jul 2017

Research article | Highlight paper |

| 10 Jul 2017

Geomorphometric delineation of floodplains and terraces from objectively defined topographic thresholds

Fiona J. Clubb, Simon M. Mudd, David T. Milodowski, Declan A. Valters, Louise J. Slater, Martin D. Hurst, and Ajay B. Limaye

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AC: Author comment | RC: Referee comment | SC: Short comment | EC: Editor comment

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RC1: 'review comment on Clubb et al.', Anonymous Referee #1, 28 Apr 2017
- AC1: 'Author Reply to Reviewer 1', Fiona Clubb, 05 May 2017
RC2: 'Reviewer comment: scope of automation defines needed research directions', Andrew Wickert, 10 May 2017
- AC2: 'Author reply to A. Wickert', Fiona Clubb, 15 May 2017
RC3: 'a useful new technique, but fully automated is a stretch', Anonymous Referee #3, 11 May 2017
- AC3: 'Author reply to Reviewer 3', Fiona Clubb, 16 May 2017

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

AR by Fiona Clubb on behalf of the Authors (26 May 2017) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (08 Jun 2017) by Greg Hancock

ED: Publish as is (09 Jun 2017) by Andreas Lang (Editor)

AR by Fiona Clubb on behalf of the Authors (12 Jun 2017)

Short summary

Floodplains and fluvial terraces can provide information about current and past river systems, helping to reveal how channels respond to changes in both climate and tectonics. We present a new method of identifying these features objectively from digital elevation models by analysing their slope and elevation compared to the modern river. We test our method in eight field sites, and find that it provides rapid and reliable extraction of floodplains and terraces across a range of landscapes.