Articles | Volume 8, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-8-303-2020
https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-8-303-2020
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

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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.
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