Statistical descriptions of channel networks and their shapes on non-vegetated hillslopes in Kemmerer, Wyoming
✍ Scribed by D. A. Raff; J. L. Smith; M. J. Trlica
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 215 KB
- Volume
- 17
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0885-6087
- DOI
- 10.1002/hyp.1216
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✦ Synopsis
Abstract
Erosion prediction tools are essential for many different aspects of land management. In this paper we examine the applicability of scaling relationships developed for river networks for the description of hillslope erosion channel networks. Eight erosion channel networks were studied on mine spoil sites in Kemmerer, Wyoming. We analysed these networks using well‐known geomorphological relationships such as Horton's laws and Melton's law. An analysis of the erosion channel hydraulic geometry described by a series of power functions was also conducted. We found that the network geometry resembles larger river networks, and that the cross‐sectional shapes of individual erosion channels exhibit statistical characteristics of their larger river counterparts. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.