Planetary geomorphology field studies: Washington and Alaska

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Alaska, Drainage, Flow Characteristics, Geomorphology, Mars (Planet), Mars Surface, Mud, Planetary Surfaces, Soil Erosion, Washington, Water Erosion, Annual Variations, Ground Water, Ice, Melting, Mountains, Streams, Time Dependence, Valleys

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Field studies of terrestrial landforms and the processes that shape them provide new directions to the study of planetary features. Investigations discussed address principally mudflow phenomena and drainage development. At the Valley of 10,000 Smokes (Katmai, AK) and Mount St. Helens, WA, studies of the development of erosional landforms (in particular, drainage) on fresh, new surfaces permitted analysis of the result of competition between geomorphic processes. Of specific interest is the development of stream pattern as a function of the competition between perennial seepage overland flow (from glacial or groundwater sources), ephemeral overland flow (from pluvial or seasonal melt sources), and ephemeral/perennial groundwater sapping, as a function of time since initial resurfacing, material properties, and seasonal/annual environmental conditions.

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