Cuesta
A cuesta () is a hill or ridge with a gentle slope on one side, and a steep slope on the other. In geology, the term is more specifically applied to a ridge where a harder sedimentary rock overlies a softer layer, the whole being tilted somewhat from the horizontal. This results in a long and gentle backslope called a dip slope that conforms with the dip of resistant strata, called caprock. Where erosion has exposed the frontslope of this, a steep slope or escarpment occurs. The resulting terrain may be called scarpland.
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17by Francis, Diana, Eayrs, Clare, Cuesta, Juan, Holland, DavidGet access
Published in Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres (2019)
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18by Francis, Diana, Eayrs, Clare, Cuesta, Juan, Holland, DavidGet access
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19by Pedro-Cuesta, J., Wermuth, L., Abraira, V., Stawiarz, L.Get access
Published in Acta Neurologica Scandinavica (2009)
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20by Bañón, Rafael, Arias, Alberto, Arana, Diego, Cuesta, Jose A.Get access
Published in Global and Planetary Change (2017)
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