Controls on Process and Form in Alluvial and Bedrock Meandering Rivers

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Creator	Zunka, John P. P.
Abstract	Bedrock meandering rivers are sinuous channels that pair steep bedrock outside banks with lower gradient slip-off slopes on the inside of bends. These rivers have the potential to record information on climatic and tectonic “external” forcings in their morphology (e.g., longitudinal profiles, strath terraces, channel and valley dimensions). However, geology and the internal dynamics of meandering can locally and regionally influence morphology and thereby modulate or mask external signals. This dissertation contributes to the empirical understanding of the characteristics of and controls on bedrock meandering through a combination of remote analysis of alluvial and bedrock meander wavelengths and a field investigation of the Buffalo National River, Arkansas, a cliff-forming end-member of bedrock meandering rivers located in the Ozark Plateaus.
License	All rights reserved
Resource Type	Dissertation
Date Issued	2018-07-19
Degree Level	Doctoral
Degree Name	Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
Degree Field	Geology
Degree Grantor	Oregon State University
Commencement Year	2019
Advisor	Lancaster, Stephen T.
Academic Affiliation	College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences
Rights Statement	In Copyright
Publisher	Oregon State University
Peer Reviewed	No
Language	English [eng]

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