Post‐Palaeozoic uplift history of southeastern Australia revisited: Results from a process‐based model of landscape evolution     

P. A. Van der Beek  J. Braun  K. Lambeck 《Australian Journal of Earth Sciences》2013,60(2):157-172

Digital elevation models (DEMs) are widely relied upon as representations of the Earth's topographic morphology. The most widely used global DEMs available are ETOPO5, TerrainBase and JGP95E at a 5‐arc‐minute spatial resolution, and the GTOPO30 and GLOBE (version 1) global DEMs at a 30‐arc‐second spatial resolution. This paper presents the results of intercomparisons of these global DEMs over Australia, and with the GEODATA 9‐arc‐second DEM (version 1) of Australia. These DEMs were also compared to an independently produced, altimeter‐derived orthometric height database. This allows not only a totally independent assessment of the quality of these different DEMs over Australia, but also an insight into the ERS‐1 radar altimeter's ability to measure orthometric heights on land. The results of all these comparisons reveal large differences among the DEMs, with the greatest difference between JGP95E and ETOPO5 (mean 49 m, standard deviation ±274 m). The comparison with the altimeter‐derived database shows good agreement with the version 1 GEODATA DEM (mean 2 m, standard deviation ±27 m), thus demonstrating that the altimeter is a viable method for quality assessment of DEMs in lowland regions. A further conclusion is that the representation of the Australian land surface in both the JGP95E and TerrainBase global DEMs is more accurate than the higher resolution GLOBE (version 1) global DEM, even though JGP95E displays a disparity along the 140°E meridian because of the different data sources used in its construction.  相似文献   

Geomorphology,geology and palaeohydrology of the broad alluvial valleys of the Salt River System,Western Australia     

R. B. Salama 《Australian Journal of Earth Sciences》2013,60(6):751-765

The Salt River System forms the connection between the saline lakes of the Yilgarn River catchment in the east and the rejuvenated Avon River System in the west. Judging from the age of the deposits in the palaeochannels of the Salt River after the Darling uplift and from the deltaic deposits of the river before the uplift, it appears that the river has been occupying this same course since the Early Tertiary. The uplift dammed the course of the river and caused the formation of large inland lakes. The inland lake at Yenyening persisted for a long time until the opening of the northern outlet of the Avon. This explains the absence of sedimentary deposits from the Avon in the Perth Basin during the closure time. The relatively thick sediments that fill up the palaeochannels comprise three formations of the Salt River Group: South Caroline Clay, Yenyening Formation and Quairading Sandstone. The reconstruction of the palaeoriver showed that the river was occupying a steep gorge about 70 m deep with a slope of about 0.35 m km^‐1.  相似文献   

Geomorphic response to growing fault-related folds: example from the foothills of central Taiwan     

Bernard Delcaillau 《Geodinamica Acta》2013,26(5):265-287

Abstract

In this paper we concentrate particularly on the geomorphological indicators left by active tectonics. In the central foothills of Taiwan, we used topography, drainage pattern and structural data to perform quantitative morphometric analysis and to determine relative age of fault-related anticlines. The Tiehchen, Tatu and Pakua ridge belt is a fault-related anticline system located in the hanging wall of the Changhua fault along the western thrust front of the foothills. Geomorphic systems are analysed with intent to detect the various responses of landforms and drainage pattern to late Quaternary deformation. Topography and drainage basin register uplift and are valuable tools to discriminate lateral propagation of an active frontal fold. Geomorphic field evidence and quantitative morphometric parameters are used to define the evolution of the rising anticline ridges and to infer tectonism style along an active front. Geometry of alluvial fans, formed along the frontal side of the anticlines, and weathered terrace deposits provide relevant information on neotectonics. Knowledge concerning these younger anticline ridges, makes this area a good example of an actively forming mountain front. We discuss in detail the origin of N045°, N095 and N120° trending oblique fault scarps which delimite numerous fault blocks. The fault scarps morphology is characterized by imbricate talus facets. Steeper topography accompanied by breaks in the slope along some transverse profiles, seems to correspond to the traces of successive uplifts. © 2001 Éditions scientifiques et médicales Elsevier SAS  相似文献   

ASTER-GDEM数据在大兴安岭北段地貌形态分析中的应用   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

钱程  崔天日  李林川  陈会军  秦涛  陆露 《地质力学学报》2013,19(1):82-92

基于ASTER-GDEM数据,利用彩色晕染、密度分割与GIS空间统计分析技术,结合地质资料,通过地形高程(平均高程、最大高程和最小高程)、地势起伏度、典型高程剖面及流域面积-高程积分等手段,对大兴安岭北段的地貌特征进行初步分析.分析结果表明,研究区主体呈现平原(台地)与丘陵地貌,地势相对平缓,呈北北东向延伸展布,存在多期隆升,受到北北东向区域构造控制,且遭受北西向构造活动改造;高程剖面揭示研究区存在多级剥夷面(或面状地貌面),最多可划分5级,且在各段、各坡向上发育特征不一,北北东向构造对地貌演化的控制作用强于近东西向构造,其活动强度上北段明显强于中、南段;面积-高程积分分析表明研究区地貌演化处于壮年期的晚期,山体处于隆升晚期或趋于稳定阶段,但北西向构造活动,形成大量狭长的新生沟谷.  相似文献   

Flow resistance adjustments of channel and bars in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River in response to the operation of the Three Gorges Dam     

Hu  Yong  Deng  Jinyun  Li  Yitian  Liu  Congcong  He  Zican 《地理学报(英文版)》2022,32(10):2013-2035

Journal of Geographical Sciences - Since the Three Gorges Dam (TGD) was put into operation, the flood water level at an identical discharge rate has not displayed a decreasing trend along the...  相似文献   

1:40万《腾格里沙漠地貌图》的编制     

文青  董治宝  陆锦华  蒋缠文  王秀梅 《中国沙漠》2014,34(1):35-41

腾格里沙漠虽经过多次小规模专题考察,始终未见有沙漠专题地图编制出版,多数只作为专著中的插图加以表现。为此,编制《腾格里沙漠地貌图》显得十分重要,不仅能反映出腾格里沙漠的全貌,还能体现沙漠发展规律、演变特点、分布特征等。依据腾格里沙漠的图幅范围、地貌类型以及印刷纸张规格的要求,将《腾格里沙漠地貌图》的比例尺定为1∶40万。选用1∶25万地形图作为地理基础底图,采用1∶10万地形图作为沙丘符号编绘过渡性的工作底图,专题内容编绘以Google Earth影像资料为主。《腾格里沙漠地貌图》的地貌类型包括风积地貌、风蚀地貌以及其他地貌,其中风积地貌是重点展示的内容。根据腾格里沙漠地貌类型,在编图过程中共设计了16种形态结构类型符号,采用分层设色表示沙丘相对高度,用箭头符号表示沙丘移动方向。  相似文献   

Implications of the saltation–abrasion bedrock incision model for steady‐state river longitudinal profile relief and concavity     

Leonard S. Sklar  William E. Dietrich 《地球表面变化过程与地形》2008,33(7):1129-1151

The saltation–abrasion model predicts rates of river incision into bedrock as an explicit function of sediment supply, grain size, boundary shear stress and rock strength. Here we use this experimentally calibrated model to explore the controls on river longitudinal profile concavity and relief for the simple but illustrative case of steady‐state topography. Over a wide range of rock uplift rates we find a characteristic downstream trend, in which upstream reaches are close to the threshold of sediment motion with large extents of bedrock exposure in the channel bed, while downstream reaches have higher excess shear stresses and lesser extents of bedrock exposure. Profile concavity is most sensitive to spatial gradients in runoff and the rate of downstream sediment fining. Concavity is also sensitive to the supply rate of coarse sediment, which varies with rock uplift rate and with the fraction of the total sediment load in the bedload size class. Variations in rock strength have little influence on profile concavity. Profile relief is most sensitive to grain size and amount of runoff. Rock uplift rate and rock strength influence relief most strongly for high rates of rock uplift. Analysis of potential covariation of grain size with rock uplift rate and rock strength suggests that the influence of these variables on profile form could occur in large part through their influence on grain size. Similarly, covariation between grain size and the fraction of sediment load in the bedload size class provides another indirect avenue for rock uplift and strength to influence profile form. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.  相似文献   

新疆地貌区划的一个新方案   总被引：3，自引：1，他引：2  

柴慧霞  欧阳  陈曦  程维明  周成虎 《干旱区地理》2009,32(1)

在分析总结和借鉴继承前人地貌区划工作的基础上,开展新疆地貌区划研究.首先认为地貌区划既是对地貌划分的结果,也是地貌划分的方法与过程,同时还是认识地貌特征和发现地貌规律的一种科学方法.第二,确定新疆地貌区划的主要原则为区域性原则和等级系统原则,选择自下而上的类型合并与自上而下的区域分割相结合,协调使用的区划方法.第三,在区划原则和区划方法的指导下,对新疆地貌类型分布规律进行定性与定量研究,提出基于遥感和GIS技术的新疆地貌区划新方案,将新疆分为6个地貌区、23个地貌亚区和195个地貌小区.结果表明,该地貌区划方案能够体现出新疆各地貌类型及其分布格局,并具有区划等级的系统性,地貌分区的完整性,以及区划界线的准确性等特点.  相似文献   

中国热带气候地貌几个问题的讨论   总被引：1，自引：1，他引：0  

黄镇国  张伟强 《热带地理》2006,26(3):197-201

中国热带气候长期热湿,气候地貌的基本特征表现为强烈风化和持续剥蚀夷平,缺乏地貌的世代演替,所谓"双重风化"和"双重夷平"的经典概念,未必切合中国热带的实际情况.中国热带第四纪气候波动不明显,但是这种波动在气候地貌上仍有反映.红土砾石台地代表中更新世冷湿(砾石堆积)转热干(红土化)的气候地貌.老红砂台地代表晚更新世至全新世热干(风积)转热湿(红土化、古土壤)的气候地貌.海岸贝壳堤反映中全新世风暴潮增强的气候波动.广东、海南的所谓"冰臼群"实乃河流地貌的瓯穴.中国热带末次冰期的冰川遗迹仅见于台湾岛中央山脉.  相似文献   

Fractal analysis of the Oyo River, cave systems, and topography of the Gunungsewu karst area, central Java, Indonesia   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Sari B. Kusumayudha  M. T. Zen  Sudarto Notosiswoyo  Rudy Sayoga Gautama 《Hydrogeology Journal》2000,8(3):271-278

Gunungsewu, the southernmost subzone of the Southern Mountains, central Java, is a classic karst terrain, bounded by the Oyo River on the north and the Indian Ocean on the south. In this study, the Oyo River, the main drainage in the area, is divided into 14 segments, and the fractal dimension of each segment is determined by the box-counting method. The 14 segments show various values of fractal dimensions, which are controlled by lithology and geologic structures of the area that is being dissected by the river. Easily eroded lithologies have larger fractal dimensions, and the value changes abruptly when the river crosses faults. Fractal dimensions of six underground rivers in the Bribin, Sodong, Semuluh, Jomblang, Soga, and Sumurup caves, and the surface topography above the caves were also determined. The caves have fractal dimensions that range from 1.043 ±0.01 to 1.08±0.01; the surface topography has fractal dimensions that range from 1.49±0.01 to 1.732±0.01. The fractal dimension of an underground river is proportional to the fractal dimension of the surface topography over the passage. Larger fractal dimensions of underground rivers are associated with smaller flow rates of the rivers. Received, June 1998Revised, March 1999, August 1999, February 2000Accepted, February 2000  相似文献