Erosion during Extreme Flood Events Dominates Holocene Canyon Evolution in North-East Iceland

• Main Authors: Baynes, Edwin, ATTAL, Mikaël, Dugmore, Andrew, Kirstein, Linda, Niedermann, Samuel, Lague, Dimitri
• Other Authors: University of Edinburgh, Géosciences Rennes (GR), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Observatoire des Sciences de l'Univers de Rennes (OSUR)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Université de Rennes 1 (UR1), Université de Rennes (UNIV-RENNES)-Université de Rennes (UNIV-RENNES)
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: English
• Published: HAL CCSD 2014
• Subjects: [SDU.STU]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Earth Sciences; Jökulsárgljúfur; Iceland
• Online Access: https://hal-insu.archives-ouvertes.fr/insu-01088566

International audience The importance of high-magnitude, short-lived flood events in controlling the evolution of bedrock landscapes is not well understood. During such events, erosion processes can shift from one regime to another upon the passing of thresholds, resulting in abrupt landscape change...