Geomorphology, complexity, and the emerging science of the Earth's surface

Geomorphology

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 496-505

  Murray, A Brad ^a   Lazarus, Eli ^a   Ashton, Andrew ^b   Baas, Andreas ^c   Coco, Giovanni ^d   Coulthard, Tom ^e   Fonstad, Mark ^f   Haff, Peter ^a   McNamara, Dylan ^a   Paola, Chris ^g   Pelletier, Jon ^h   Reinhardt, Liam ⁱ  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^f TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^h University of Arizona   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Binghamton Geomorphology Symposium; Complex systems; Complexity; Earth surface science; Emergence; Modeling; Morphodynamics; Nonlinear dynamics; Scaling; Self organization; White paper

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; EARTH SCIENCE; GEOMORPHOLOGY; MORPHODYNAMICS; SELF ORGANIZATION;

EID: 56549083651     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2008.08.013     Document Type: Article

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2. Baas A.C.W., and Nield J.M. Modeling vegetated dune landscapes. Geophys. Res. Lett. 34 (2007) L06405
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5. Jerolmack D.J., and Paola C. Complexity in a cellular model of river avulsion. Geomorphology 91 (2007) 259-270
6. Kirwan M., and Murray A.B. Temporary vegetation disturbance as an explanation for permanent loss of tidal wetlands. Geophys. Res. Lett. 35 (2007) L05403 10.1029/2007GL032681
7. Slott J., Murray A.B., Ashton A., and Crowley T. Coastline responses to changing storm patterns. Geophys. Res. Lett. 33 (2006) L18404 10.1029/2006GL027445
8. Werner B.T., and McNamara D.E. Dynamics of coupled human-landscape systems. Geomorphology 91 (2007) 393-407