Modeling the evolution of loess-covered landforms in the Loess Plateau of China using a DEM of underground bedrock surface

• Published in: Geomorphology (Amsterdam, Netherlands) Vol. 209; pp. 18 - 26
• Main Authors: Xiong, Li-Yang, Tang, Guo-An, Li, Fa-Yuan, Yuan, Bao-Yin, Lu, Zhong-Chen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 15.03.2014; Elsevier
• Subjects: Bedrock; China; DEM; Deposition; digital elevation models; Earth sciences; Earth, ocean, space; Exact sciences and technology; Geomorphology; Geomorphology, landform evolution; Landforms; Landscape evolution; landscapes; Loess; loess deposition; Loess thickness; Marine and continental quaternary; Slopes; soil erosion; Surficial geology; Terrain; Texture; Topography; Underlying paleotopography; Chinese Loess Plateau; Far East; Asia; China; Underlying paleotopography; DEM; Landscape evolution; Loess thickness; landscapes; models; maps; textures; thickness; Quaternary; loess; topography; digital elevation models; slopes; spatial distribution; landforms; modern; bedrock; plateaus; relief; Cenozoic; Phanerozoic; soil erosion; landform evolution

The evolution of loess-covered landforms is largely controlled by the pre-Quaternary underlying bedrock terrain, which is one of the most important factors in understanding the formation mechanism of the landforms. This study used multiple data sources to detect 1729 outcropping points of underlying...