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Short communication: Analytical models for 2D landscape evolution
Philippe Steer
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Univ. Rennes, CNRS, Géosciences Rennes, UMR 6118, 35000 Rennes,
France
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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.
How landscapes respond to tectonic and climatic changes is a major issue in Earth sciences. I...