Articles | Volume 9, issue 5
https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-9-1239-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-9-1239-2021
Short communication
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15 Sep 2021
Short communication |  | 15 Sep 2021

Short communication: Analytical models for 2D landscape evolution

Philippe Steer

Model code and software

philippesteer/Saleve_regular: (Version v1) P. Steer https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4686733

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Short summary
How landscapes respond to tectonic and climatic changes is a major issue in Earth sciences. I have developed a new model that solves for landscape evolution in two dimensions using analytical solutions. Compared to numerical models, this new model is quicker and more accurate. It can compute in a single time step the topography at equilibrium of a landscape or be used to describe its evolution through time, e.g. during changes in tectonic or climatic conditions.