Fluvial Geomorphology

  1. Valley and Floodplain Morphology
    1. Valley Types
      1. V-Shaped Valleys
        1. U-Shaped Valleys
          1. Flat-Floored Valleys
            1. Gorges and Canyons
            2. Floodplain Formation
              1. Lateral Accretion
                1. Vertical Accretion
                  1. Overbank Deposition
                    1. Channel Migration
                    2. Floodplain Landforms
                      1. Natural Levees
                        1. Formation Process
                          1. Morphology
                            1. Sediment Characteristics
                            2. Crevasse Splays
                              1. Formation Mechanisms
                                1. Fan Morphology
                                2. Backswamps
                                  1. Formation
                                    1. Sediment Characteristics
                                      1. Vegetation
                                      2. Oxbow Lakes
                                        1. Formation Process
                                          1. Lake Evolution
                                            1. Infilling
                                            2. Yazoo Tributaries
                                              1. Formation
                                                1. Confluence Patterns
                                              2. River Terraces
                                                1. Terrace Types
                                                  1. Fill Terraces
                                                    1. Cut Terraces
                                                      1. Strath Terraces
                                                      2. Formation Mechanisms
                                                        1. Base Level Changes
                                                          1. Climate Changes
                                                            1. Tectonic Activity
                                                            2. Terrace Correlation
                                                              1. Morphological Methods
                                                                1. Sedimentological Methods
                                                                  1. Dating Techniques
                                                                  2. Paired vs. Unpaired Terraces
                                                                    1. Formation Differences
                                                                      1. Interpretation
                                                                    2. Alluvial Fans
                                                                      1. Fan Morphology
                                                                        1. Fan Apex
                                                                          1. Fan Surface
                                                                            1. Fan Toe
                                                                            2. Depositional Processes
                                                                              1. Debris Flows
                                                                                1. Hyperconcentrated Flows
                                                                                  1. Stream Flows
                                                                                    1. Sheetfloods
                                                                                    2. Fan Stratigraphy
                                                                                      1. Facies Associations
                                                                                      2. Fan Evolution
                                                                                        1. Progradation
                                                                                          1. Incision
                                                                                            1. Abandonment
                                                                                          2. Deltas
                                                                                            1. Delta Classification
                                                                                              1. River-Dominated
                                                                                                1. Wave-Dominated
                                                                                                  1. Tide-Dominated
                                                                                                  2. Delta Components
                                                                                                    1. Delta Plain
                                                                                                      1. Delta Front
                                                                                                        1. Prodelta
                                                                                                        2. Distributary Systems
                                                                                                          1. Channel Formation
                                                                                                            1. Avulsion
                                                                                                              1. Mouth Bar Development
                                                                                                              2. Delta Evolution
                                                                                                                1. Progradation
                                                                                                                  1. Aggradation
                                                                                                                    1. Retrogradation

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