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Basin Elongation

Basin Elongation is a dimensionless geometric metric in drainage basin morphology that quantifies the relative lengthening of a basin’s shape by comparing its actual length to the diameter of a circle of equivalent area, thereby distinguishing elongated from circular basin forms.

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142

Authors

61

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2017–2026

10

Variants

Elongation Ratio

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Publications

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Landscape response to strike-slip faulting linked to collisional settings: Quaternary tectonics and basin formation in the Eastern Betics, southeastern Spain

José Luis Goy Goy, Luı́s Somoza, Caridad Zazo · Tectonophysics · 1993 · 137 citations

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The relation between mainstream length and area in drainage basins

J. S. Smart, Alvin J. Surkan · Water Resources Research · 1967 · 101 citations

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Geological evolution of Central Asian Basins and the western Tien Shan Range

Marie‐Françoise Brunet, Edward R. Sobel, Tom Mc Cann · Geological Society London Special Publications · 2017 · 100 citations · Full text

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Tectonic geomorphology of the southern Sierra Nevada Mountains (California): Evidence for uplift and basin formation

Andrea Figueroa, Jeffrey R. Knott · Geomorphology · 2010 · 75 citations

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Pull‐apart basin formation and development in narrow transform zones with application to the Dead Sea Basin

Jeroen Smit, Jean‐Pierre Brun, Sierd Cloetingh et al. · Tectonics · 2008 · 74 citations · Full text

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Authors

142

  1. SC
    Sierd Cloetingh

    Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands

    4 publications · 183 citations

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  2. FH
    Ferenc Horváth

    Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary

    2 publications · 47 citations

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  3. RF
    Reinhard F. Sachsenhofer

    Montanuniversität Leoben, Austria

    2 publications · 44 citations

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  4. FV
    F. van Bergen

    Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research, Netherlands

    1 publications · 62 citations

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  5. NT
    Nguyen Thu Huyen

    Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, Denmark

    1 publications · 29 citations

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Institutions

61

  1. Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

    Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    3 h-index

    10 publications

    488 citations

  2. Montanuniversität Leoben

    Leoben, Austria

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    54 citations

  3. University of Arizona

    Tucson, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    52 citations

  4. ETH Zurich

    Zurich, Switzerland

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    186 citations

  5. University of Kansas

    Lawrence, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    31 citations

  6. Kumaun University

    Nainital, India

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    28 citations

  7. University of Lucknow

    Lucknow, India

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    34 citations

  8. University of Aberdeen

    Aberdeen, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    44 citations

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Venues

  1. Tectonophysics

    5 publications · 283 citations

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  2. Water Resources Research

    4 publications · 226 citations

    4

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  3. International Journal of Earth Sciences

    GR · 3 publications · 77 citations

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  4. Marine and Petroleum Geology

    2 publications · 106 citations

    2

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  5. Tectonics

    2 publications · 115 citations

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