Fluvial Geomorphology

  1. Long-Term River Evolution
    1. Equilibrium Concepts
      1. Dynamic Equilibrium
        1. Steady State
          1. Grade Concept
            1. Threshold Effects
            2. Longitudinal Profile
              1. Profile Characteristics
                1. Concavity
                  1. Convexity
                    1. Slope Distribution
                    2. Knickpoints
                      1. Formation Mechanisms
                        1. Migration
                          1. Evolution
                          2. Profile Adjustment
                            1. Headward Erosion
                              1. Base Level Response
                            2. Base Level Control
                              1. Base Level Definition
                                1. Ultimate Base Level
                                  1. Local Base Level
                                  2. Base Level Changes
                                    1. Sea Level Fluctuations
                                      1. Lake Level Changes
                                        1. Dam Construction
                                        2. River Response
                                          1. Aggradation
                                            1. Degradation
                                              1. Profile Adjustment
                                            2. External Controls
                                              1. Tectonic Influences
                                                1. Uplift Effects
                                                  1. Subsidence Effects
                                                    1. Faulting
                                                      1. Tilting
                                                      2. Climatic Controls
                                                        1. Precipitation Changes
                                                          1. Temperature Effects
                                                            1. Vegetation Changes
                                                              1. Glacial Cycles
                                                              2. Volcanic Effects
                                                                1. Ash Deposition
                                                                  1. Lava Dams
                                                                    1. Debris Flows
                                                                    2. Mass Movement Events
                                                                      1. Landslide Dams
                                                                        1. Channel Blockage
                                                                      2. Drainage Evolution
                                                                        1. Drainage Development
                                                                          1. Consequent Streams
                                                                            1. Subsequent Streams
                                                                              1. Obsequent Streams
                                                                              2. Drainage Rearrangement
                                                                                1. Stream Capture
                                                                                  1. Divide Migration
                                                                                    1. Antecedence
                                                                                      1. Superimposition

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                                                                                  13. Human Impacts on Fluvial Systems