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Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Hydrology and Oceanography
Fluvial Geomorphology
1. Introduction to Fluvial Geomorphology
2. Drainage Basin System
3. Fluvial Hydrology
4. Open Channel Hydraulics
5. Sediment in Fluvial Systems
6. Fluvial Erosion Processes
7. Sediment Transport Processes
8. Depositional Processes
9. Channel Morphology
10. Channel Patterns
11. Valley and Floodplain Morphology
12. Long-Term River Evolution
13. Human Impacts on Fluvial Systems
14. Field Methods and Techniques
15. Remote Sensing and GIS Applications
16. Laboratory Methods
17. Numerical Modeling
18. Applied Fluvial Geomorphology
12.
Long-Term River Evolution
12.1.
Equilibrium Concepts
12.1.1.
Dynamic Equilibrium
12.1.2.
Steady State
12.1.3.
Grade Concept
12.1.4.
Threshold Effects
12.2.
Longitudinal Profile
12.2.1.
Profile Characteristics
12.2.1.1.
Concavity
12.2.1.2.
Convexity
12.2.1.3.
Slope Distribution
12.2.2.
Knickpoints
12.2.2.1.
Formation Mechanisms
12.2.2.2.
Migration
12.2.2.3.
Evolution
12.2.3.
Profile Adjustment
12.2.3.1.
Headward Erosion
12.2.3.2.
Base Level Response
12.3.
Base Level Control
12.3.1.
Base Level Definition
12.3.1.1.
Ultimate Base Level
12.3.1.2.
Local Base Level
12.3.2.
Base Level Changes
12.3.2.1.
Sea Level Fluctuations
12.3.2.2.
Lake Level Changes
12.3.2.3.
Dam Construction
12.3.3.
River Response
12.3.3.1.
Aggradation
12.3.3.2.
Degradation
12.3.3.3.
Profile Adjustment
12.4.
External Controls
12.4.1.
Tectonic Influences
12.4.1.1.
Uplift Effects
12.4.1.2.
Subsidence Effects
12.4.1.3.
Faulting
12.4.1.4.
Tilting
12.4.2.
Climatic Controls
12.4.2.1.
Precipitation Changes
12.4.2.2.
Temperature Effects
12.4.2.3.
Vegetation Changes
12.4.2.4.
Glacial Cycles
12.4.3.
Volcanic Effects
12.4.3.1.
Ash Deposition
12.4.3.2.
Lava Dams
12.4.3.3.
Debris Flows
12.4.4.
Mass Movement Events
12.4.4.1.
Landslide Dams
12.4.4.2.
Channel Blockage
12.5.
Drainage Evolution
12.5.1.
Drainage Development
12.5.1.1.
Consequent Streams
12.5.1.2.
Subsequent Streams
12.5.1.3.
Obsequent Streams
12.5.2.
Drainage Rearrangement
12.5.2.1.
Stream Capture
12.5.2.2.
Divide Migration
12.5.2.3.
Antecedence
12.5.2.4.
Superimposition
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