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https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-9-577-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-9-577-2021
Research article
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16 Jun 2021
Research article |  | 16 Jun 2021

Rarefied particle motions on hillslopes – Part 2: Analysis

David Jon Furbish, Sarah G. W. Williams, Danica L. Roth, Tyler H. Doane, and Joshua J. Roering

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The generalized Pareto distribution of particle travel distances on steep hillslopes, as described in a companion paper (Furbish et al., 2021a), is entirely consistent with measurements of travel distances obtained from laboratory and field-based experiments, supplemented with high-speed imaging and audio recordings that highlight the effects of bumpety-bump particle motions. Particle size and shape, in concert with surface roughness, strongly influence particle energetics and deposition.
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