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Articles | Volume 70, issue 1
Articles | Volume 70, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/gh-70-63-2015
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Articles | Volume 70, issue 1
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23 Feb 2015
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The influence of terracettes on the surface hydrology of steep-sloping and subalpine environments: some preliminary findings

P. Greenwood, S. Kuonen, W. Fister, and N. J. Kuhn

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Short summary
Alpine and mountain slopes represent important pathways that link high-altitude grazing areas to meadows and rangelands at lower elevations. Given the acute gradients associated with such environments, we hypothesize that terracettes act as efficient runoff conveyance routes that facilitate the movement of runoff and associated material during erosion events. This hypothesis was partially disproved during a series of rainfall/runoff simulations on a well-developed terracette system, however.
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Mapping, measuring and modeling in geomorphology