Area-slope relation in a simple erosion model - art. no. 027103

Authors
Citation
H. Inaoka, Area-slope relation in a simple erosion model - art. no. 027103, PHYS REV E, 6402(2), 2001, pp. 7103
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
PHYSICAL REVIEW E
ISSN journal
1063651X → ACNP
Volume
6402
Issue
2
Year of publication
2001
Part
2
Database
ISI
SICI code
1063-651X(200108)6402:2<7103:ARIASE>2.0.ZU;2-9
Abstract
We discuss area-slope relation of a landform evolved by a simple lattice mo del of an erosion process. Observing a steady state of the model, where riv er networks on the surface are stationary, we present the relation between the power exponent of the area-slope relation and the parameters of the ero sion process of the model. We show how to determine the parameters of the e rosion process from observations of landform by making use of the area-slop e relation. This method may be useful for morphological simulations of the landforms.