Interactions between main channels and  tributary alluvial fans: channel adjustments  and sediment-signal propagation

Savi, Sara; Tofelde, Stefanie; Wickert, Andrew D.; Bufe, Aaron; Schildgen, Taylor F.; Strecker, Manfred R.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-8-303-2020

Articles | Volume 8, issue 2

https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-8-303-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-8-303-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 8, issue 2

Research article

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28 Apr 2020

Research article |

| 28 Apr 2020

Interactions between main channels and tributary alluvial fans: channel adjustments and sediment-signal propagation

Sara Savi, Stefanie Tofelde, Andrew D. Wickert, Aaron Bufe, Taylor F. Schildgen, and Manfred R. Strecker

Supplement

https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-8-303-2020-supplement

Data sets

Physical experiments on interactions between main-channels and tributary alluvial fans S. Savi, Tofelde, A. Wickert, A. Bufe, T. Schildgen, and M. Strecker https://doi.org/10.26009/s0ZOQ0S6

Short summary

Fluvial deposits record changes in water and sediment supply. As such, they are often used to reconstruct the tectonic or climatic history of a basin. In this study we used an experimental setting to analyze how fluvial deposits register changes in water or sediment supply at a confluence zone. We provide a new conceptual framework that may help understanding the construction of these deposits under different forcings conditions, information crucial to correctly inferring the history of a basin.