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Fluvial Channels

Fluvial Channels is a geomorphic landform characterized by an elongated, channelized depression on a planetary surface that is shaped by the erosional and depositional processes of flowing liquid, typically water, distinguishing it from other types of channels formed by volcanic, tectonic, or glacial mechanisms.

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The River Continuum Concept

Robin L. Vannote, G. Wayne Minshall, Kenneth W. Cummins et al. · Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences · 1980 · 9.9K citations

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Dynamics of the stream‐power river incision model: Implications for height limits of mountain ranges, landscape response timescales, and research needs

K. X. Whipple, Gregory E. Tucker · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 1999 · 2.3K citations · Full text

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Rivers and floodplains: forms, processes, and sedimentary record

Choice Reviews Online · 2003 · 1K citations

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Fluvial Forms and Processes

Richard A. Marston, David Knighton · Geographical Review · 1986 · 842 citations

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Width and Thickness of Fluvial Channel Bodies and Valley Fills in the Geological Record: A Literature Compilation and Classification

Martin R. Gibling · Journal of Sedimentary Research · 2006 · 733 citations

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    Ellen Wohl

    Colorado State University, United States

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    Adrian J. Hartley

    University of Aberdeen, United Kingdom

    12 publications · 761 citations

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    Martin R. Gibling

    Dalhousie University, Canada

    10 publications · 1.1K citations

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    Hervé Piégay

    Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France

    10 publications · 915 citations

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    Nigel P. Mountney

    University of Leeds, United Kingdom

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  1. United States Geological Survey

    Reston, United States

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  2. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

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  3. The University of Texas at Austin

    Austin, United States

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  4. Colorado State University

    Fort Collins, United States

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  5. Planetary Science Institute

    Tucson, United States

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  6. Utrecht University

    Utrecht, The Netherlands

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  7. University of Leeds

    Leeds, United Kingdom

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  8. University of Aberdeen

    Aberdeen, United Kingdom

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