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topographic curvature — RMBL Knowledge Commons

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topographic curvature

Scope: landscape

Papers: 1 | Mentions: 1

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Knowledge graph centered on topographic curvature with 39 nodes and 125 connections. Top connected: Soil characteristics, Precipitation Variability, Elevation Range, stream conductivity, sediment transport.

Definition

Second-order derivative of elevation used as proxy for convergent vs divergent topography affecting soil accumulation

Related Terms (2)

curvature∇·∇η

Publications (1)

article

A hybrid data-model approach to map soil thickness in mountain hillslopes

2021Earth Surface Dynamics

topographic curvature

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Definition

Related Terms (2)

Publications (1)

A hybrid data-model approach to map soil thickness in mountain hillslopes

Related Concepts (10)

sediment transport

Soil health

Sensitivity analysis

Water Consumption

Soil characteristics

Soil Erosion Tolerance (T Value)

Precipitation Variability

Elevation Range

stream conductivity

Mass and energy balances