Articles | Volume 8, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-8-221-2020
https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-8-221-2020
Research article
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07 Apr 2020
Research article |  | 07 Apr 2020

Hillslope denudation and morphologic response to a rock uplift gradient

Vincent Godard, Jean-Claude Hippolyte, Edward Cushing, Nicolas Espurt, Jules Fleury, Olivier Bellier, Vincent Ollivier, and the ASTER Team

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Composante altimetrique du RGE® IGN http://www.ign.fr/institut/activites/referentiel-a-grande-echelle

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Slow-slipping faults are often difficult to identify in landscapes. Here we analyzed high-resolution topographic data from the Valensole area at the front of the southwestern French Alps. We measured various properties of hillslopes such as their relief and the shape of hilltops. We observed systematic spatial variations of hillslope morphology indicative of relative changes in erosion rates. These variations are potentially related to slow tectonic deformation across the studied area.