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Junction angles in drainage networksA theoretical model relating the junction angle of a tributary in a drainage network to its own Shreve magnitude and the Shreve magnitude of the stream into which it flows is developed and verified using published data (including Landsat maps) on U.S. networks with different underlying rock types, relief, and basin lengths. Good agreement is found, and a tendency for the slopes of individual network links to evolve toward graded longitudinal profiles as the network approaches an equilibrium (graded') planimetric pattern is noted. The differences between the network patterns predicted by the model and those observed on Mars are indicated, confirming the results of Pieri (1979, 1980).
Document ID
19840061090
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Pieri, D. C.
(California Institute of Technology, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 12, 2013
Publication Date
August 10, 1984
Publication Information
Publication: Journal of Geophysical Research
Volume: 89
ISSN: 0148-0227
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Exploration
Report/Patent Number
ISSN: 0148-0227
Accession Number
84A43877
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NGL-33-010-082
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS7-100
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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