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Hypsometric Curve

Hypsometric Curve is a cumulative distribution function of elevation within a geographic region, distinguishing itself by representing the proportion of land area lying above or below any given elevation level to characterize the topographic structure of a terrain.

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Quantitative analysis of watershed geomorphology

Arthur N. Strahler · Transactions American Geophysical Union · 1957 · 5.9K citations

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HYPSOMETRIC (AREA-ALTITUDE) ANALYSIS OF EROSIONAL TOPOGRAPHY

Arthur N. Strahler · Geological Society of America Bulletin · 1952 · 3.5K citations

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Hypsometry of ocean basin provinces

H. W. Menard, Stuart M. Smith · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 1966 · 374 citations

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Revisiting the hypsometric curve as an indicator of form and process in transport-limited catchment

Garry Willgoose, G. R. Hancock · Earth Surface Processes and Landforms · 1998 · 309 citations

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Along-strike variations of morphotectonic features in the Western Foothills of Taiwan: tectonic implications based on stream-gradient and hypsometric analysis

Yen-Chieh Chen, Quocheng Sung, Kuang-Yu Cheng · Geomorphology · 2003 · 304 citations

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Authors

253

  1. GR
    G. R. Hancock

    University of Newcastle Australia, Australia

    5 publications · 631 citations

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  2. GW
    Garry Willgoose

    University of Newcastle Australia, Australia

    5 publications · 631 citations

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  3. WL
    Wei Luo

    Northern Illinois University, United States

    3 publications · 183 citations

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  4. YF
    Yahya Farhan

    University of Jordan, Jordan

    2 publications · 41 citations

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  5. AN
    Arthur N. Strahler

    Columbia University, United States

    2 publications · 9.5K citations

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Institutions

122

  1. University of Newcastle Australia

    Newcastle, Australia

    4 h-index

    9 publications

    1.1K citations

  2. University of Jammu

    Jammu, India

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    52 citations

  3. University of Jordan

    Amman, Jordan

    2 h-index

    8 publications

    164 citations

  4. Goddard Space Flight Center

    Greenbelt, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    29 citations

  5. Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research

    Boulder, United States

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    660 citations

  6. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Cambridge, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    272 citations

  7. University of Colorado Boulder

    Boulder, United States

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    660 citations

  8. Planetary Science Institute

    Tucson, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    34 citations

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  1. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

    JGR · 7 publications · 616 citations

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  2. Geomorphology

    5 publications · 634 citations

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  3. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

    5 publications · 516 citations

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  4. Water Resources Research

    4 publications · 204 citations

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  5. Annals of Glaciology

    3 publications · 207 citations

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