Postdoc and Earth Surface Process Researcher at @GFZ_Potsdam @GFZ_SurfMod he/him @GeoRichard@fediscience.org
Nov 14, 2022 • 5 tweets • 4 min read
River terraces are everywhere! But why do rivers sometimes aggrade a terrace and sometimes incise? Do rivers aggrade because there's more sediment coming in, or because there's less water for sediment transport? We did a case study. A thread #geomorphology onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/es…
We investigated two alluvial fan sequences in #Crete, mapped them, did some #radiocarbon and #OSL dating, and measured #cosmogenic 10Be and 36Cl. Both fans roughly span the last glacial cycle, and therefore record large variations in climate.