Slope form and basal stream relationships: A case study in the westend basin of the Southern Pennines, England

✍ Scribed by M. A. Summerfield

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1976
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 472 KB
• Volume: 1
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0360-1269
• DOI: 10.1002/esp.3290010109

✦ Synopsis

Abstract

Relationships between slope form and stream magnitude, drainage area and stream gradient are investigated in a small upland catchment experiencing active stream incision. Profiles selected on a stratified random basis provide data on five slope form variables. The observed relationships suggest a spatial sequence of slope form, associated with a downstream increase in discharge, characterized by decreasing overall slope convexity and increasing mean slope angle and attributed to a reduction in the relative length of the upslope convexity with respect to the essentially stream‐controlled main slope.