Formation of evenly spaced ridges and valleys

One of the most striking examples of self-organization in landscapes is the emergence of evenly spaced ridges and valleys. Despite the prevalence of uniform valley spacing, no theory has been shown to predict this fundamental topographic wavelength. Models of long-term landscape evolution can produc...

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Main Authors: Perron, J. Taylor (Contributor), Kirchner, James W. (Author), Dietrich, William E. (Author)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group, 2011-06-27T16:06:54Z.
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