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https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-7-591-2019
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https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-7-591-2019
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Research article
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26 Jun 2019
Research article |
| 26 Jun 2019
| 26 Jun 2019
A coupled soilscape–landform evolution model: model formulation and initial results
W. D. Dimuth P. Welivitiya
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
School of Engineering, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, 2308, Australia
School of Environmental and Life Sciences, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, 2308, Australia
Garry R. Willgoose
School of Engineering, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, 2308, Australia
Greg R. Hancock
School of Environmental and Life Sciences, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, 2308, Australia
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- Mapping soil thickness using a mechanistic model and machine learning approaches N. Rosin et al. 10.1016/j.catena.2024.108621
- Predicting gully erosion using landform evolution models: Insights from mining landforms G. Hancock & G. Willgoose 10.1002/esp.5234
- Hillslope and catchment scale landform evolution – Predicting catchment form and surface properties W. Welivitiya & G. Hancock 10.1016/j.envsoft.2023.105725
- 3–4D soil model as challenge for future soil research: Quantitative soil modeling based on the solid phase H. Gerke et al. 10.1002/jpln.202200239
- Quantifying small scale spatial variability in diffusive erosion and deposition G. Hancock & W. Welivitiya 10.1016/j.geomorph.2025.109853
- Calibration and validation of the SSSPAM coupled soilscape–landform evolution model for simulating short‐term gully development on a post‐mining landform W. Welivitiya & G. Hancock 10.1002/esp.5423
- Geomorphological evolution and sediment stratigraphy of numerically simulated alluvial fans W. Welivitiya et al. 10.1002/esp.4872
- On the main components of landscape evolution modelling of river systems M. Nones 10.1007/s11600-020-00401-8
- Mammalian bioturbation amplifies rates of both hillslope sediment erosion and accumulation along the Chilean climate gradient P. Grigusova et al. 10.5194/bg-20-3367-2023
- Soil erosion and carbon export: A case study in a steep slope grazing landscape G. Hancock et al. 10.1016/j.geodrs.2023.e00751
- Predicting soil organic carbon movement and concentration using a soil erosion and Landscape Evolution Model G. Hancock & T. Wells 10.1016/j.geoderma.2020.114759
- Modelling the effect of catena position and hydrology on soil chemical weathering V. García-Gamero et al. 10.5194/soil-8-319-2022
- The current and future role of biota in soil-landscape evolution models X. Meng et al. 10.1016/j.earscirev.2022.103945
- Evaluating a new landform evolution model: A case study using a proposed mine rehabilitation landform W. Welivitiya et al. 10.1002/esp.5175
- Tailings dams: Assessing the long-term erosional stability of valley fill designs G. Hancock & T. Coulthard 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.157692
- Quantifying mine waste rock physical weathering rate and processes for improved geomorphic post-mining landforms W. Welivitiya & G. Hancock 10.1016/j.geomorph.2024.109357
- Modelling and constructing engineered soil for post-mining landforms to create optimal ecological outcomes: application of a computer based Landscape Evolution Model (SSSPAM) W. Welivitiya et al. 10.1071/SR24230
- Soil as part of the Earth system R. Huggett 10.1177/03091333221147655
- Hillslope erosion in a grassland environment: Calibration and evaluation of the SIBERIA landscape evolution model G. Hancock et al. 10.1002/esp.5060
- A method for assessing the long-term integrity of tailings dams G. Hancock 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.146083
- Determining the depth and rate of soil movement down the soil profile using an environmental tracer: a hillslope scale assessment G. Hancock et al. 10.1071/SR23253
- Soil depth and catchment geomorphology: A field, vegetation and GIS based assessment I. Senanayake et al. 10.1016/j.geodrs.2024.e00824
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Short summary
The paper describes a model that simultaneously evolves both the soil profile and the landform, creating a coupled soilscape–landscape evolution model. The physics in the model is presented and justified from physical processes. The behaviour of the model is then explored for a variety of process formulations for a one-dimensional hillslope consisting of a flat upslope, steep midslope, and flat lowlands, exploring the erosion and deposition behaviour, and soil profile evolution over time.
The paper describes a model that simultaneously evolves both the soil profile and the landform,...
