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Geology and Geomorphology of Alluvial and Fluvial Fans: Terrestrial and Planetary Perspectives
Geological Society, London, Special Publications
Geology and Geomorphology of Alluvial and Fluvial Fans: Terrestrial and Planetary Perspectives
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Author(s)
L. E. Clarke
L. E. Clarke
University of Gloucestershire, UK
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Geological Society of London
Volume
440
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Gold Open Access: This article is published under the terms of the CC-BY 3.0 license.
ISBN electronic:
9781786203809
ISBN print:
9781786202673
Publication date:
January 01, 2018
Alluvial and fluvial fans are the most widespread depositional landform bordering the margins of highland regions and actively subsiding continental basins, across a broad spectrum of tectonic and climatic settings. They are significant to the local morphodynamics of mountain regions and also to the evolution of sediment-routing systems, affecting the propagation and preservation of stratigraphic signals of environmental change over vast areas.
The volume presents case studies discussing the geology and geomorphology of alluvial and fluvial fans from both active systems and ancient ones preserved in the stratigraphic record. It brings together case studies from a range of continents, climatic and tectonic settings, some introducing innovative monitoring and analysis techniques, and it provides an overview of current debates in the field.
This volume will be of particular interest to geologists, geomorphologists, sedimentologists and the general reader with an interest in Earth science.
Geology and Geomorphology of Alluvial and Fluvial Fans: Terrestrial and Planetary Perspectives
Author(s): D. Ventra, L. E. Clarke
https://doi.org/10.1144/SP440
ISBN (print): 9781786202673
ISBN (electronic): 9781786203809
Publisher: Geological Society of London
Published: 2018
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Table of Contents
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Alluvial fans
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Geology and geomorphology of alluvial and fluvial fans: current progress and research perspectivesAuthor(s)Dario Ventra;Dario Ventra1Faculty of Geosciences, Utrecht University, 3584CB Utrecht, the Netherlands*Correspondence: [email protected]Search for other works by this author on:Lucy E. ClarkeLucy E. Clarke2School of Natural and Social Sciences, University of Gloucestershire, Cheltenham GL50 4AZ, UKSearch for other works by this author on:
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Interactions between alluvial fans and axial rivers in Yukon, Canada and Alaska, USAAuthor(s)Philip T. Giles;Philip T. Giles1Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Saint Mary’s University, 923 Robie Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3H 3C3*Correspondence: [email protected]Search for other works by this author on:Bryce M. Whitehouse;Bryce M. Whitehouse1Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Saint Mary’s University, 923 Robie Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3H 3C3Search for other works by this author on:Efthimios KarymbalisEfthimios Karymbalis2Department of Geography, Harokopio University, 70 El. Venizelou Street, Kallithea 17671, Athens, GreeceSearch for other works by this author on:
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Use of morphometric variables and self-organizing maps to identify clusters of alluvial fans and catchments in the north Peloponnese, GreeceAuthor(s)Efthimios Karymbalis;Efthimios Karymbalis1Department of Geography, Harokopio University, 70 El. Venizelou Street, Kallithea 17671, Athens, Greece*Correspondence: [email protected]Search for other works by this author on:Maria Ferentinou;Maria Ferentinou2Department of Geology, School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Westville Campus, Block H1, Durban, South AfricaSearch for other works by this author on:Philip T. GilesPhilip T. Giles3Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Saint Mary’s University, 923 Robie Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, B3H 3C3Search for other works by this author on:
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Spatial characteristics of the Pliocene to modern alluvial fan successions in the uplifted sedimentary basins of Almería, SE Spain: review and regional synthesisAuthor(s)M. Harvey Adrian;M. Harvey Adrian1School of Environmental Sciences/Geography, Roxby Building, University of Liverpool, PO Box 147, Liverpool L69 7ZT, UK*Correspondence: [email protected]Search for other works by this author on:Martin Stokes;Martin Stokes2School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Plymouth, Drake Circus, Plymouth PL4 8AA, UKSearch for other works by this author on:Anne Mather;Anne Mather2School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Plymouth, Drake Circus, Plymouth PL4 8AA, UKSearch for other works by this author on:Elizabeth Whitfield (née Maher)Elizabeth Whitfield (née Maher)3School of Natural Sciences and Psychology, Liverpool John Moores University, Byrom Street, Liverpool L3 3AF, UKSearch for other works by this author on:
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Constraints on synrift intrabasinal horst development from alluvial fan and aeolian deposits (Triassic, Fundy Basin, Nova Scotia)Author(s)Sophie Leleu;Sophie Leleu1School of Geosciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB24 3UE, UK2Present address: Bordeaux-INP, ENSEGID, EA4592 G&E, Université Bordeaux Montaigne, 1 allée Daguin, 33607 Pessac, France*Correspondence: [email protected]Search for other works by this author on:Adrian J. HartleyAdrian J. Hartley1School of Geosciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB24 3UE, UKSearch for other works by this author on:
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Bedrock structural control on catchment-scale connectivity and alluvial fan processes, High Atlas Mountains, MoroccoAuthor(s)Anne E. Mather;Anne E. MatherSchool of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Plymouth University, Drake Circus, Plymouth, Devon PL4 8AA, UK*Correspondence: [email protected]Search for other works by this author on:
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Orbital-climate control of mass-flow sedimentation in a Miocene alluvial-fan succession (Teruel Basin, Spain)Author(s)Dario Ventra;Dario Ventra1Faculty of Geosciences, Utrecht University, 3583CS Utrecht, The Netherlands*Correspondence: [email protected]Search for other works by this author on:Hemmo A. Abels;Hemmo A. Abels2Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Delft University of Technology, 2628CN, Delft, The NetherlandsSearch for other works by this author on:Frederik J. Hilgen;Frederik J. Hilgen1Faculty of Geosciences, Utrecht University, 3583CS Utrecht, The NetherlandsSearch for other works by this author on:Poppe L. de BoerPoppe L. de Boer1Faculty of Geosciences, Utrecht University, 3583CS Utrecht, The NetherlandsSearch for other works by this author on:
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High-resolution estimates of rates of depositional processes from an alluvial fan succession in the Miocene of the Ebro Basin, northern SpainAuthor(s)Gary NicholsGary NicholsSchool of Environment and Technology, University of Brighton, Lewes Road, Brighton BN2 4GJ, UKSearch for other works by this author on:
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Morphodynamics and facies architecture of streamflow-dominated, sand-rich alluvial fans, Pleistocene Upper Valdarno Basin, ItalyAuthor(s)Massimiliano Ghinassi;Massimiliano Ghinassi1Dipartimento di Geoscienze, Università di Padova, Via Gradenigo 6, 35121 Padova, Italy*Correspondence: [email protected]Search for other works by this author on:Alessandro IelpiAlessandro Ielpi2Department of Earth Sciences, Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario, P3E 2C6, CanadaSearch for other works by this author on:
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Comparative numerical modelling of a debris-flow fan in the Eastern Italian AlpsAuthor(s)Andrea M. Deganutti;Andrea M. DeganuttiResearch Institute for Hydrological and Geological Hazard Prevention-CNR, Cso Stati Uniti 4, 35127, Padova, Italy*Correspondence: [email protected]Search for other works by this author on:Pia R. Tecca;Pia R. TeccaResearch Institute for Hydrological and Geological Hazard Prevention-CNR, Cso Stati Uniti 4, 35127, Padova, ItalySearch for other works by this author on:Giuseppe NigroGiuseppe NigroDepartment of Geosciences, University of Padova, Via Gradenigo 6, 35131 Padova, ItalySearch for other works by this author on:
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Fluvial fans
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Alluvial fans and fluvial fans at the margins of continental sedimentary basins: geomorphic and sedimentological distinction for geo-energy exploration and developmentAuthor(s)A. MoscarielloA. MoscarielloDepartment of Earth Sciences, University of Geneva, CH-1205, Geneva, SwitzerlandSearch for other works by this author on:
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Upstream controls on evolution of dryland alluvial megafans: Quaternary examples from the Kohrud Mountain Range, central IranAuthor(s)Nasser Arzani;Nasser Arzani1Geology Department, Payme Noor University, P.O. Box 19395-469, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran*Correspondence: [email protected]Search for other works by this author on:Stuart J. JonesStuart J. Jones2Department of Earth Sciences, Durham University, South Road, Durham DH1 3LE, UKSearch for other works by this author on:
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Linking mid-scale distributive fluvial systems to drainage basin area: geomorphological and sedimentological evidence from the endorheic Gastre Basin, ArgentinaAuthor(s)Andres Bilmes;Andres Bilmes1Centro Nacional Patagónico – Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CENPAT-CONICET), Boulevard Almirante Brown 2915, ZC U9120ACD, Puerto Madryn, Chubut, Argentina*Correspondence: [email protected]Search for other works by this author on:Gonzalo D. VeigaGonzalo D. Veiga2Centro de Investigaciones Geológicas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata – CONICET, Calle Diagonal 113 N° 275, B1904DPK, La Plata, ArgentinaSearch for other works by this author on:
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Alluvial and fluvial fans on Saturn’s moon Titan reveal processes, materials and regional geologyAuthor(s)Jani Radebaugh;Jani Radebaugh1Brigham Young University, S-389 ESC, Provo, UT 84601, USA*Correspondence: [email protected]Search for other works by this author on:Dario Ventra;Dario Ventra2Utrecht University, Utrecht, The NetherlandsSearch for other works by this author on:Ralph D. Lorenz;Ralph D. Lorenz3Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD 20723, USASearch for other works by this author on:Tom Farr;Tom Farr4NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA 91109, USASearch for other works by this author on:Randy Kirk;Randy Kirk5US Geological Survey, Astrogeology Division, Flagstaff AZ 86001, USASearch for other works by this author on:Alex Hayes;Alex Hayes6Department of Astronomy, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USASearch for other works by this author on:Michael J. Malaska;Michael J. Malaska4NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA 91109, USASearch for other works by this author on:Sam Birch;Sam Birch6Department of Astronomy, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USASearch for other works by this author on:Zac Yung-Chun Liu;Zac Yung-Chun Liu7School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USASearch for other works by this author on:Jonathan Lunine;Jonathan Lunine6Department of Astronomy, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USASearch for other works by this author on:Jason Barnes;Jason Barnes8Department of Physics, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID 83844, USASearch for other works by this author on:Alice Le Gall;Alice Le Gall9LATMOS Observatoire de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (OVSQ), Paris, FranceSearch for other works by this author on:Rosaly Lopes;Rosaly Lopes4NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA 91109, USASearch for other works by this author on:Ellen Stofan;Ellen Stofan10Proxemy Research, Greenbelt, MD 20770, USASearch for other works by this author on:Steve Wall;Steve Wall4NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA 91109, USASearch for other works by this author on:Philippe PaillouPhilippe Paillou11Observatoire Aquitain des Sciences de l’Univers, Universite de Bordeaux, Floirac, FranceSearch for other works by this author on:
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Characteristics of the drainage network of the Kosi Megafan, India and its interaction with the August 2008 flood flowAuthor(s)D. Majumder;D. MajumderGeological Studies Unit, Indian Statistical Institute, 203 B.T. Road, Kolkata 700108, IndiaSearch for other works by this author on:P. GhoshP. GhoshGeological Studies Unit, Indian Statistical Institute, 203 B.T. Road, Kolkata 700108, India*Correspondence: [email protected]Search for other works by this author on:
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Study of connectivity of open framework gravel facies in the Canterbury Plains aquifer using smoke as a tracerAuthor(s)Lee F. Burbery;Lee F. Burbery1Institute of Environmental Science and Research Ltd, PO Box 29181, Christchurch, New Zealand*Correspondence: [email protected]Search for other works by this author on:Catherine R. Moore;Catherine R. Moore1Institute of Environmental Science and Research Ltd, PO Box 29181, Christchurch, New Zealand2Present address: GNS Science, PO Box 30-368, Lower Hutt 5040, New ZealandSearch for other works by this author on:Merren A. Jones;Merren A. Jones3School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UKSearch for other works by this author on:Phillip M. Abraham;Phillip M. Abraham1Institute of Environmental Science and Research Ltd, PO Box 29181, Christchurch, New ZealandSearch for other works by this author on:Bronwyn L. Humphries;Bronwyn L. Humphries1Institute of Environmental Science and Research Ltd, PO Box 29181, Christchurch, New ZealandSearch for other works by this author on:Murray E. CloseMurray E. Close1Institute of Environmental Science and Research Ltd, PO Box 29181, Christchurch, New ZealandSearch for other works by this author on:
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