Earth Surface Dynamics
Earth Surface Dynamics
ESurf

Research article

08 Aug 2025
AI-based tracking of fast-moving alpine landforms using high-frequency monoscopic time-lapse imagery
Hanne Hendrickx, Melanie Elias, Xabier Blanch, Reynald Delaloye, and Anette Eltner
Earth Surf. Dynam., 13, 705–721, https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-13-705-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-13-705-2025, 2025
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07 Aug 2025
The roles of surface processes in porphyry copper deposit preservation
Beatriz Hadler Boggiani, Tristan Salles, Claire Mallard, and Nicholas Atwood
Earth Surf. Dynam., 13, 683–704, https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-13-683-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-13-683-2025, 2025
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06 Aug 2025
A numerical model for duricrust formation by laterisation
Caroline Fenske, Jean Braun, Cécile Robin, and François Guillocheau
EGUsphere, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2025-3134,https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2025-3134, 2025
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05 Aug 2025
Use of simple analytical solutions in the calibration of shallow water equation debris flow models
Riccardo Bonomelli, Marco Pilotti, and Gabriele Farina
Earth Surf. Dynam., 13, 665–681, https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-13-665-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-13-665-2025, 2025
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30 Jul 2025
Localised geomorphic response to channel-spanning leaky wooden dams
Joshua M. Wolstenholme, Christopher J. Skinner, David Milan, Robert E. Thomas, and Daniel R. Parsons
Earth Surf. Dynam., 13, 647–663, https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-13-647-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-13-647-2025, 2025
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28 Jul 2025
Late Pleistocene–Holocene denudation, uplift, and morphology evolution of the Armorican Massif (western Europe)
Oswald Malcles, Stéphane Mazzotti, Philippe Vernant, and Vincent Godard
Earth Surf. Dynam., 13, 629–645, https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-13-629-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-13-629-2025, 2025
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28 Jul 2025
Fluvial fans in the Himalayan Terai: A gradual shift of the Karnali River from double to single branch
Kshitiz Gautam, Astrid Blom, Mathieu Roebroeck, Marijn Wolf, and Thom Bogaard
EGUsphere, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2025-2926,https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2025-2926, 2025
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22 Jul 2025
Surface grain-size mapping of braided channels from SfM photogrammetry
Loïs Ribet, Frédéric Liébault, Laurent Borgniet, Michaël Deschâtres, and Gabriel Melun
Earth Surf. Dynam., 13, 607–627, https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-13-607-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-13-607-2025, 2025
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22 Jul 2025
Modeling memory in gravel-bed rivers: a flow-history-dependent relation for evolving thresholds of motion
Claire C. Masteller, Joel P. L. Johnson, Dieter Rickenmann, and Jens M. Turowski
Earth Surf. Dynam., 13, 593–605, https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-13-593-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-13-593-2025, 2025
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21 Jul 2025
Spatiotemporal denudation rates of the Swabian Alb escarpment (southwestern Germany) dominated by anthropogenic impact, lithology, and base-level lowering
Mirjam Schaller, Daniel Peifer, Alexander B. Neely, Thomas Bernard, Christoph Glotzbach, Alexander R. Beer, and Todd A. Ehlers
Earth Surf. Dynam., 13, 571–591, https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-13-571-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-13-571-2025, 2025
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14 Jul 2025
Computational sedimentation modelling calibration: a tool to measure the settling velocity under different gravity conditions
Nikolaus J. Kuhn and Federica Trudu
Earth Surf. Dynam., 13, 549–561, https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-13-549-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-13-549-2025, 2025
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10 Jul 2025
Discriminating fluvial fans and deltas: Channel network morphometrics reflect distinct formative processes
Luke Joseph Gezovich, Piret Plink-Björklund, and Jack Henry
EGUsphere, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2025-2497,https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2025-2497, 2025
Preprint under review for ESurf (discussion: open, 1 comment)
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08 Jul 2025
Sediment aggradation rates in Himalayan rivers revealed through the InSAR differential residual topographic phase
Jingqiu Huang and Hugh D. Sinclair
Earth Surf. Dynam., 13, 531–547, https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-13-531-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-13-531-2025, 2025
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04 Jul 2025
Quantifying erosion in a pre-Alpine catchment at high resolution with concentrations of cosmogenic 10Be, 26Al, and 14C
Chantal Schmidt, David Mair, Naki Akçar, Marcus Christl, Negar Haghipour, Christof Vockenhuber, Philip Gautschi, Brian McArdell, and Fritz Schlunegger
EGUsphere, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2025-3055,https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2025-3055, 2025
Preprint under review for ESurf (discussion: open, 0 comments)
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20 Jun 2025
Modeling active layer thickness in permafrost rock walls based on an analytical solution of the heat transport equation, Kitzsteinhorn, Hohe Tauern Range, Austria
Wolfgang Aumer, Ingo Hartmeyer, Carolyn-Monika Görres, Daniel Uteau, Maike Offer, and Stephan Peth
Earth Surf. Dynam., 13, 473–493, https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-13-473-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-13-473-2025, 2025
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13 Jun 2025
Multiple equilibrium configurations in river-dominated deltas
Lorenzo Durante, Nicoletta Tambroni, and Michele Bolla Pittaluga
Earth Surf. Dynam., 13, 455–471, https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-13-455-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-13-455-2025, 2025
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12 Jun 2025
An extrapolation algorithm for estimating river bed grain size distributions across basins
Jordan T. Gilbert
EGUsphere, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2025-1848,https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2025-1848, 2025
Preprint under review for ESurf (discussion: open, 2 comments)
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10 Jun 2025
Influence of network geometry on long-term morphodynamics of alluvial rivers
Fergus McNab, Taylor F. Schildgen, Jens Martin Turowski, and Andrew D. Wickert
EGUsphere, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2025-2468,https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2025-2468, 2025
Preprint under review for ESurf (discussion: final response, 5 comments)
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06 Jun 2025
Investigating the celerity of propagation for small perturbations and dispersive sediment aggradation under a supercritical flow
Hasan Eslami, Erfan Poursoleymanzadeh, Mojtaba Hiteh, Keivan Tavakoli, Melika Yavari Nia, Ehsan Zadehali, Reihaneh Zarrabi, and Alessio Radice
Earth Surf. Dynam., 13, 437–454, https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-13-437-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-13-437-2025, 2025
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03 Jun 2025
Soil slope monitoring with Distributed Acoustic Sensing under wetting and drying cycles
Jiahui Kang, Fabian Walter, Tobias Halter, Patrick Paitz, and Andreas Fichtner
EGUsphere, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2025-1725,https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2025-1725, 2025
Revised manuscript under review for ESurf (discussion: final response, 4 comments)
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26 May 2025
Post-glacial reshaping of Alpine topography induced by landsliding
Coline Ariagno, Philippe Steer, Pierre Valla, and Benjamin Campforts
EGUsphere, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2025-2088,https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2025-2088, 2025
Preprint under review for ESurf (discussion: final response, 2 comments)
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21 May 2025
Impact of Noise on Landscapes and Metrics Generated with Stream Power Models
Matthew J. Morris and Gareth G. Roberts
EGUsphere, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2025-1953,https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2025-1953, 2025
Preprint under review for ESurf (discussion: final response, 2 comments)
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20 May 2025
Safeguarding Cultural Heritage: Integrative Analysis of Gravitational Mass Movements at the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut, Luxor, Egypt
Benjamin Jacobs, Mohamed Ismael, Mostafa Ezzy, Markus Keuschnig, Alexander Mendler, Johanna Kieser, Michael Krautblatter, Christian U. Grosse, and Hany Helal
EGUsphere, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2025-2007,https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2025-2007, 2025
Preprint under review for ESurf (discussion: open, 3 comments)
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19 May 2025
A fractal framework for channel–hillslope coupling
Benjamin Kargère, José Constantine, Tristram Hales, Stuart Grieve, and Stewart Johnson
Earth Surf. Dynam., 13, 403–415, https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-13-403-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-13-403-2025, 2025
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15 May 2025
Sub-surface processes and heat fluxes at coarse blocky Murtèl rock glacier (Engadine, eastern Swiss Alps): seasonal ice and convective cooling render rock glaciers climate-robust
Dominik Amschwand, Jonas Wicky, Martin Scherler, Martin Hoelzle, Bernhard Krummenacher, Anna Haberkorn, Christian Kienholz, and Hansueli Gubler
Earth Surf. Dynam., 13, 365–401, https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-13-365-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-13-365-2025, 2025
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14 May 2025
Influence of alluvial slope on avulsion in river deltas
Octria A. Prasojo, Trevor B. Hoey, Amanda Owen, and Richard D. Williams
Earth Surf. Dynam., 13, 349–363, https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-13-349-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-13-349-2025, 2025
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30 Apr 2025
Spatial assessment of erosive processes in a badland catchment using diachronic LiDAR, Draix, Alpes de Haute-Provence, France
Yassine Boukhari, Antoine Lucas, Caroline Le Bouteiller, Sébastien Klotz, Gabrielle Chabaud, and Stéphane Jacquemoud
EGUsphere, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2025-1726,https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2025-1726, 2025
Revised manuscript under review for ESurf (discussion: final response, 4 comments)
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30 Apr 2025
Reconstructing landscapes: an adjoint model of the Stream Power and diffusion erosion equation
Carole Petit, Anthony Jourdon, and Nicolas Coltice
EGUsphere, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2025-1812,https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2025-1812, 2025
Revised manuscript under review for ESurf (discussion: final response, 3 comments)
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29 Apr 2025
Constraining the timing and processes of pediment formation and dissection: implications for long-term evolution in the Western Cape, South Africa
Janet C. Richardson, Veerle Vanacker, David M. Hodgson, Marcus Christl, and Andreas Lang
Earth Surf. Dynam., 13, 315–339, https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-13-315-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-13-315-2025, 2025
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24 Apr 2025
New experiments to probe the role of fractures in bedrock on river erosion rate and processes
Marion Fournereau, Laure Guerit, Philippe Steer, Jean-Jacques Kermarrec, Paul Leroy, Christophe Lanos, Hélène Hivert, Claire Astrié, and Dimitri Lague
EGUsphere, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2025-1541,https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2025-1541, 2025
Revised manuscript under review for ESurf (discussion: final response, 3 comments)
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23 Apr 2025
Climatic and Tectonic Forcing Lead to Contrasting Headwater Slope Evolutions
Yinbing Zhu, Patrice Rey, and Tristan Salles
EGUsphere, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2025-1585,https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2025-1585, 2025
Preprint under review for ESurf (discussion: final response, 6 comments)
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09 Apr 2025
Hydrodynamic and morphodynamic patterns on a mid-channel intertidal bar in an estuary
Marco Schrijver, Maarten van der Vegt, Gerben Ruessink, and Maarten Kleinhans
EGUsphere, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2025-1202,https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2025-1202, 2025
Revised manuscript under review for ESurf (discussion: final response, 4 comments)
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03 Apr 2025
Decadal in situ hydrological observations and empirical modeling of pressure head in a high-alpine, fractured calcareous rock slope
Riccardo Scandroglio, Samuel Weber, Till Rehm, and Michael Krautblatter
Earth Surf. Dynam., 13, 295–314, https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-13-295-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-13-295-2025, 2025
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31 Mar 2025
Hillslope diffusion and channel steepness in landscape evolution models
David G. Litwin, Luca C. Malatesta, and Leonard S. Sklar
Earth Surf. Dynam., 13, 277–293, https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-13-277-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-13-277-2025, 2025
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31 Mar 2025
Curvature-based pebble segmentation for reconstructed surface meshes
Aljoscha Rheinwalt, Benjamin Purinton, and Bodo Bookhagen
EGUsphere, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2025-1110,https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2025-1110, 2025
Revised manuscript accepted for ESurf (discussion: final response, 4 comments)
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27 Mar 2025
Haloturbation in the northern Atacama Desert revealed by a hidden subsurface network of calcium sulfate wedges
Aline Zinelabedin, Joel Mohren, Maria Wierzbicka-Wieczorek, Tibor Janos Dunai, Stefan Heinze, and Benedikt Ritter
Earth Surf. Dynam., 13, 257–276, https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-13-257-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-13-257-2025, 2025
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26 Mar 2025
Improving a multi-grain size total sediment load model through a new standardized reference shear stress for incipient motion and an adjusted saltation height description
Marine Le Minor, Dimitri Lague, Jamie Howarth, and Philippe Davy
EGUsphere, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2025-1271,https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2025-1271, 2025
Revised manuscript accepted for ESurf (discussion: final response, 4 comments)
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25 Mar 2025
Three-stage evolution of particle shape in headwater streams
Naoya Ono Takahashi, Daisuke Ishimura, Keitaro Yamada, Ryoga J. Ohta, Yuki Arai, and Yuki Yamane
EGUsphere, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2025-1080,https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2025-1080, 2025
Preprint under review for ESurf (discussion: final response, 4 comments)
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24 Mar 2025
Progressive destabilization of a freestanding rock pillar in permafrost on the Matterhorn (Swiss Alps): Field observations, laboratory experiments and mechanical modeling
Samuel Weber, Jan Beutel, Michael Dietze, Alexander Bast, Robert Kenner, Marcia Phillips, Johannes Leinauer, Simon Mühlbauer, Felix Pfluger, and Michael Krautblatter
EGUsphere, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2025-1151,https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2025-1151, 2025
Revised manuscript under review for ESurf (discussion: final response, 3 comments)
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19 Mar 2025
An evaluation of flow-routing algorithms for calculating contributing area on regular grids
Alexander B. Prescott, Jon D. Pelletier, Satya Chataut, and Sriram Ananthanarayan
Earth Surf. Dynam., 13, 239–256, https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-13-239-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-13-239-2025, 2025
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19 Mar 2025
Integrating smartrock and seismic monitoring to investigate bedload transport dynamics during rapid increase of stages in ephemeral streams
Matanya Hamawi, Joel P. L. Johnson, Susan Bilek, Jens M. Turowski, and John B. Laronne
EGUsphere, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2025-591,https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2025-591, 2025
Preprint under review for ESurf (discussion: open, 0 comments)
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12 Mar 2025
Geometric constraints on tributary fluvial network junction angles
Jon D. Pelletier, Robert G. Hayes, Olivia Hoch, Brendan Fenerty, and Luke A. McGuire
Earth Surf. Dynam., 13, 219–238, https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-13-219-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-13-219-2025, 2025
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18 Feb 2025
Effect of grain-sorting waves on alternate bar dynamics: Implications of the breakdown of the hydrograph boundary layer
Soichi Tanabe and Toshiki Iwasaki
EGUsphere, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2025-103,https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2025-103, 2025
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