The formation and impact of landslide dams–State of the art

X Fan, A Dufresne, SS Subramanian, A Strom… - Earth-Science …, 2020 - Elsevier
The blocking of river courses by mass movements is very common in mountainous areas
with deep and narrow valleys. Landslide dams may pose serious threats to people and their …

[HTML][HTML] Comparing methods for calculating channel steepness index

AGG Smith, M Fox, W Schwanghart, A Carter - Earth-Science Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
Channel steepness index, ks, is a metric derived from the stream power model that, under
certain conditions, scales with relative rock uplift rate. Channel steepness index is a property …

Beyond vertical point accuracy: Assessing inter-pixel consistency in 30 m global DEMs for the arid central Andes

B Purinton, B Bookhagen - Frontiers in Earth Science, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Quantitative geomorphic research depends on accurate topographic data often collected via
remote sensing. Lidar, and photogrammetric methods like structure-from-motion, provide the …

Spatial and temporal distribution of landslide-dammed lakes in Purlung Tsangpo

H Wang, P Cui, L Zhou, W Liu, A Yang, S Yao… - Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
Reconstructing the ages and magnitudes of prehistoric extreme events that are recorded in
landforms and sediments allows us to capture the full range of frequency-magnitudes and …

Impact of changing concavity indices on channel steepness and divide migration metrics

B Gailleton, SM Mudd, FJ Clubb… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The concavity index,, describes how quickly river channel gradient declines downstream. It
is used in calculations of normalized channel steepness index,, a metric for comparing the …

Evidences of neotectonic activity along Goriganga river, higher central Kumaun Himalaya, India

GC Kothyari, BS Kotlia, R Talukdar, CC Pant… - Geological …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
This paper focuses on the analysis of geomorphic landform development, particularly
between the Trans Himadri Fault and the Main Central Thrust including Berinag Thrust and …

Drainage conformation and transient response of river system in thrust segmentation of Northwest Himachal Himalaya, India

N Joshi, GC Kothyari, CC Pant - Quaternary International, 2021 - Elsevier
In the northwest Himalayan region, the ongoing out-of-sequence deformation caused
emergence of Back Thrust (BT) around 43ka, which attributed the growth of anticlines …

[HTML][HTML] Geomorphic analysis of digital elevation model generated from vintage aerial photographs: A glance at the pre-urbanization morphology of the active Campi …

J Natale, S Vitale, L Repola, L Monti, R Isaia - Geomorphology, 2024 - Elsevier
Accurate digital elevation models represent the basic tool for a large spectrum of
applications, including geological, architectonic, archaeological, and urbanistic studies …

Gradients in climate, geology, and topography affecting coastal alluvial fan morphodynamics in hyperarid regions–The Atacama perspective

J Walk, G Stauch, M Reyers, P Vásquez… - Global and Planetary …, 2020 - Elsevier
Along the coast of the hyperarid Atacama Desert, late Quaternary alluvial fans emerge from
the Coastal Cordillera to the Pacific Ocean between 20.5° S and 25.5° S. Coastal alluvial …

[HTML][HTML] Triggering mechanism and brittle-ductile dynamics of active faults in the south-central Saurashtra horst, Gujarat, western India: A geospatial, geological, and …

GC Kothyari, RK Dumka, S Chopra, KD Singh… - Journal of Asian Earth …, 2023 - Elsevier
The seismically active Saurashtra horst is located within the intraplate volcanic continental
margin of western India. The region is prone to moderate and low-magnitude earthquakes …