Origin of Knickpoints in an Alpine Context Subject to Different Perturbing Factors, Stura Valley, Maritime Alps (North-Western Italy)

• Published in: Geosciences (Basel) Vol. 8; no. 12; p. 443
• Main Authors: Marrucci, Monica, Zeilinger, Gerold, Ribolini, Adriano, Schwanghart, Wolfgang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.12.2018
• Subjects: Catchments; Creeks & streams; Earth science; Evolution; Geology; Geomorphology; knickpoint; Lithology; Maritime Alps; Morphology; Perturbation; Plate tectonics; Quaternary; River channels; river longitudinal profile; River networks; Rivers; Sediment transport; Stream profiles; Tectonics; Valleys; Watersheds; Alps; Italy
• ISSN: 2076-3263; 2076-3263
• DOI: 10.3390/geosciences8120443

Natural catchments are likely to show the existence of knickpoints in their river networks. The origin and genesis of the knickpoints can be manifold, considering that the present morphology is the result of the interactions of different factors such as tectonic movements, quaternary glaciations, ri...