Articles | Volume 9, issue 4
https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-9-895-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-9-895-2021
Research article
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03 Aug 2021
Research article |  | 03 Aug 2021

Topographic disequilibrium, landscape dynamics and active tectonics: an example from the Bhutan Himalaya

Martine Simoes, Timothée Sassolas-Serrayet, Rodolphe Cattin, Romain Le Roux-Mallouf, Matthieu Ferry, and Dowchu Drukpa

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AR by Martine Simoes on behalf of the Authors (08 Apr 2021)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (18 Apr 2021) by Sebastien Castelltort
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (04 May 2021)
RR by Wolfgang Schwanghart (11 May 2021)
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (12 May 2021) by Sebastien Castelltort
AR by Martine Simoes on behalf of the Authors (21 May 2021)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Publish as is (14 Jun 2021) by Sebastien Castelltort
ED: Publish as is (15 Jun 2021) by Niels Hovius (Editor)
AR by Martine Simoes on behalf of the Authors (18 Jun 2021)  Manuscript 
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Short summary
Elevated low-relief regions and major river knickpoints have for long been noticed and questioned in the emblematic Bhutan Himalaya. We document the morphology of this region using morphometric analyses and field observations, at a variety of spatial scales. Our findings reveal a highly unstable river network, with numerous non-coeval river captures, most probably related to a dynamic response to local tectonic uplift in the mountain hinterland.