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25 cm DEM view of piece of landscape. Drainage network: drainage area greater than 10 m 2. Hillslopes: drainage area < 10 m 2. Partitioned view of drainage network and hillslopes at 10 m 2 threshold --very different processes dominate in the two different domains.
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25 cm DEM view of piece of landscape Geomorphology, Fall 2006
Drainage network: drainage area greater than 10 m2 Geomorphology, Fall 2006
Hillslopes: drainage area < 10 m2 Geomorphology, Fall 2006
Partitioned view of drainage network and hillslopes at 10 m2 threshold --very different processes dominate in the two different domains Geomorphology, Fall 2006
Drainage basin: boundary of contributing area = 0 for given outlet Geomorphology, Fall 2006
Drainage network: “skeleton” of the landscape Geomorphology, Fall 2006 --KXW
Hillslopes: “flesh” of the landscape Geomorphology, Fall 2006 --KXW