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Channel Avulsion

Channel avulsion is a fluvial geomorphology process wherein a river or stream abruptly abandons its established channel in favor of a new course, typically due to sediment aggradation reaching a threshold that destabilizes flow continuity.

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2017–2026

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RIVER AVULSIONS AND THEIR DEPOSITS

Rudy Slingerland, Norman D. Smith · Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences · 2004 · 693 citations

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A simulation model of alluvial stratigraphy

John Bridge, Michael R. Leeder · Sedimentology · 1979 · 659 citations

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Riparian vegetation and island formation along the gravel-bed Fiume Tagliamento, Italy

Angela M. Gurnell, Geoffrey E. Petts, David M. Hannah et al. · Earth Surface Processes and Landforms · 2001 · 466 citations

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Experimental study of avulsion frequency and rate of deposition

Madeline Bryant, Peter Falk, Chris Paola · Geology · 1995 · 360 citations

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Sedimentary architecture of abandoned channel fills

W.H.J. Toonen, Maarten G. Kleinhans, K.M. Cohen · Earth Surface Processes and Landforms · 2011 · 309 citations

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Authors

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  1. RS
    Rudy Slingerland

    Pennsylvania State University, United States

    5 publications · 1.1K citations

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  2. ND
    Norman D. Smith

    University of Nebraska–Lincoln, United States

    5 publications · 1.1K citations

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  3. DA
    Douglas A. Edmonds

    Indiana University Bloomington, United States

    5 publications · 211 citations

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  4. MG
    Maarten G. Kleinhans

    Utrecht University, Netherlands

    4 publications · 612 citations

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  5. CP
    Chris Paola

    University of Minnesota, United States

    4 publications · 714 citations

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Institutions

165

  1. Utrecht University

    Utrecht, The Netherlands

    8 h-index

    17 publications

    2.1K citations

  2. Delft University of Technology

    Delft, The Netherlands

    6 h-index

    11 publications

    381 citations

  3. Planetary Science Institute

    Tucson, United States

    5 h-index

    7 publications

    420 citations

  4. University of Leeds

    Leeds, United Kingdom

    5 h-index

    11 publications

    1.3K citations

  5. Indiana University Bloomington

    Bloomington, United States

    5 h-index

    13 publications

    631 citations

  6. University of Minnesota

    Minneapolis, United States

    4 h-index

    9 publications

    1.8K citations

  7. Pennsylvania State University

    State College, United States

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    1.1K citations

  8. University of New Mexico

    Albuquerque, United States

    3 h-index

    8 publications

    312 citations

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  1. Journal of Sedimentary Research

    JSR · 12 publications · 1.1K citations

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  2. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

    10 publications · 1.3K citations

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  3. Sedimentology

    8 publications · 1.2K citations

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  4. Geology

    8 publications · 901 citations

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  5. Geomorphology

    6 publications · 580 citations

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