Variation in bedrock erodibility along a river profile gives rise to differences in vertical incision rate and influences sediment characteristics such as clast lithology, coarse sediment generation ...

Additionally, arid rivers tend to experience brief, intense rainstorms, which do not create flow over the entire river length. These links between climate, streamflow and long profile shape are ...

This study is led by Dr. Yizhou Wang, Huiping Zhang (Institute of Geology, China Earthquake Administration) and Dr. Dewen Zheng (Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences). The ...