Geometry of stream networks

Credit: NASA/GSFC/METI/ERSDAC/JAROS, and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team

Climate and tectonics can shape the geometry of stream networks. The characteristic signature of climatic on brancing angles allow to identify channelization processes and paleo-climatic conditions on Earth and in relict landscapes such as those on Mars.

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Geometry of stream networks

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