Constraining bedrock erosion during extreme flood events

• Published in: Geomorphology
• Main Author: Baynes, Edwin Richard Crews
• Other Authors: Attal, Mikael, Kirstein, Linda, Dugmore, Andrew, Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: The University of Edinburgh 2016
• Subjects: erosion; flooding; geomorphology; waterfalls; knickpoints; Dettifoss; Ásbyrgi; Jökulsárgljúfur; Hafragilsfoss; Iceland; Selfoss
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1842/15962

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 changes that can have a long...