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Geomorphic process signatures reshaping sub‐humid Mediterranean badlands: 2. Application to 5‐year dataset

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Badland landscapes exhibit high erosion rates and represent the main source of fine sediments in some catchments. Advances in high‐resolution topographic methods allow analysis of topographic changes at high temporal… Click to show full abstract

Badland landscapes exhibit high erosion rates and represent the main source of fine sediments in some catchments. Advances in high‐resolution topographic methods allow analysis of topographic changes at high temporal and spatial scales. We apply the Mapping Geomorphic Processes in the Environment (MaGPiE) algorithm to infer the main geomorphic process signatures operating in two sub‐humid badlands with contrasting morphometric attributes located in the Southern Pyrenees. By interrogating a 5‐year dataset of seasonal and annual topographic changes, we examine the variability of geomorphic processes at multiple temporal scales. The magnitude of geomorphic processes is linked to landform attributes and meteorological variables. Morphometric differences between both adjacent badlands allow us to analyse the role of landform attributes in the main geomorphic process reshaping landscapes subjected to the same external forcing (i.e. rainfall and temperature).

Keywords: year dataset; process signatures; process; geomorphic process; sub humid

Journal Title: Earth Surface Processes and Landforms
Year Published: 2020

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