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Interactions between main channels and tributary alluvial fans: channel adjustments and sediment-signal propagation
Institut für Geowissenschaften, Universität Potsdam, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
Stefanie Tofelde
Institut für Geowissenschaften, Universität Potsdam, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
Helmholtz Zentrum Potsdam, GeoForschungsZentrum (GFZ) Potsdam, 14473 Potsdam, Germany
Andrew D. Wickert
Department of Earth Sciences and Saint Anthony Falls Laboratory,
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
Aaron Bufe
Helmholtz Zentrum Potsdam, GeoForschungsZentrum (GFZ) Potsdam, 14473 Potsdam, Germany
Taylor F. Schildgen
Institut für Geowissenschaften, Universität Potsdam, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
Helmholtz Zentrum Potsdam, GeoForschungsZentrum (GFZ) Potsdam, 14473 Potsdam, Germany
Manfred R. Strecker
Institut für Geowissenschaften, Universität Potsdam, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
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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.
Fluvial deposits record changes in water and sediment supply. As such, they are often used to...
