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The spatial and temporal patterns of aggradation in a temperate, upland, gravel-bed river. (2009)
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Raven, E., Lane, S., Ferguson, R., & Bracken, L. (2009). The spatial and temporal patterns of aggradation in a temperate, upland, gravel-bed river. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 34(9), 1181-1197. https://doi.org/10.1002/esp.1783

Intensive field monitoring of a reach Of upland gravel-bed river illustrates the temporal and spatial variability of in-channel sedimentation. Over the six-year monitoring period, the mean bed level in the channel has risen by 0.17 m with a maximum b... Read More about The spatial and temporal patterns of aggradation in a temperate, upland, gravel-bed river..

Les causes de l’étagement des terrasses alluviales à travers le monde. = Causes of river terrace formation worldwide. (2009)
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Bridgland, D., Westaway, R., & Cordier, S. (2009). Les causes de l’étagement des terrasses alluviales à travers le monde. = Causes of river terrace formation worldwide. Quaternaire, 20(1), 5-23. https://doi.org/10.4000/quaternaire.4994

A comparison of fluvial terrace sequences from around the world, based on data collected as part of International Geoscience Programme (IGCP) Project No. 449, has revealed significant patterns. River terraces provide important records of uplift, whic... Read More about Les causes de l’étagement des terrasses alluviales à travers le monde. = Causes of river terrace formation worldwide..

Étude du soulèvement pléistocene dans le nord-est de la France et le sud-ouest de l’Allemagne d’après les terrasses du bassin de la Moselle: relation avec les propriétés crustales.=Study of Pleistocene uplift in NE France and SW Germany from the terraces of the River Moselle: relation to crustal properties. (2009)
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Westaway, R., Cordier, S., & Bridgland, D. (2009). Étude du soulèvement pléistocene dans le nord-est de la France et le sud-ouest de l’Allemagne d’après les terrasses du bassin de la Moselle: relation avec les propriétés crustales.=Study of Pleistocene uplift in NE France and SW Germany from the terraces of the River Moselle: relation to crustal properties. Quaternaire, 20(1), 49-61. https://doi.org/10.4000/quaternaire.5026

The fluvial terraces of the Meurthe-Moselle provide a record of uplift in northeastern France and southwestern Germany dating back to the Pliocene. The uplift has amounted to ~120 m since the Mid-Pleistocene Revolution in climate at ~0.9 Ma, with ~16... Read More about Étude du soulèvement pléistocene dans le nord-est de la France et le sud-ouest de l’Allemagne d’après les terrasses du bassin de la Moselle: relation avec les propriétés crustales.=Study of Pleistocene uplift in NE France and SW Germany from the terraces of the River Moselle: relation to crustal properties..

Preservation by basalt of a staircase of latest Pliocene terraces of the River Murat in eastern Turkey : evidence for rapid uplift of the eastern Anatolian Plateau. (2009)
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Demir, T., Seyrek, A., Guillou, H., Scaillet, S., Westaway, R., & Bridgland, D. (2009). Preservation by basalt of a staircase of latest Pliocene terraces of the River Murat in eastern Turkey : evidence for rapid uplift of the eastern Anatolian Plateau. Global and Planetary Change, 68(4), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloplacha.2009.02.008

Unspiked K–Ar dating makes the age of the Çakmaközü basalt in eastern Turkey 1818±39 ka (±2σ). This basalt overlies a staircase of four terraces of the RiverMurat, a Euphrates tributary, each separated vertically by ∼20 m. We deduce from the relation... Read More about Preservation by basalt of a staircase of latest Pliocene terraces of the River Murat in eastern Turkey : evidence for rapid uplift of the eastern Anatolian Plateau..

Active crustal shortening in NE Syria revealed by deformed terraces of the River Euphrates. (2009)
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Abou Romieh, M., Westaway, R., Daoud, M., Radwan, Y., Yassminh, R., Khalil, A., …Bridgland, D. (2009). Active crustal shortening in NE Syria revealed by deformed terraces of the River Euphrates. Terra Nova, 21(6), https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3121.2009.00896.x

The Africa–Arabia plate boundary comprises the Red Sea oceanic spreading centre and the left-lateral Dead Sea Fault Zone (DSFZ); however, previous work has indicated kinematic inconsistency between its continental and oceanic parts. The Palmyra Fold... Read More about Active crustal shortening in NE Syria revealed by deformed terraces of the River Euphrates..

Fluvial sequences as evidence for landscape and climatic evolution in the Late Cenozoic : a synthesis of data from IGCP 518. (2009)
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Westaway, R., Bridgland, D., Sinha, R., & Demir, T. (2009). Fluvial sequences as evidence for landscape and climatic evolution in the Late Cenozoic : a synthesis of data from IGCP 518. Global and Planetary Change, 68(4), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloplacha.2009.02.009

This editorial synthesis introduces a collection of papers derived from International Geoscience Programme (IGCP) Project 518, entitled ‘Fluvial Sequences as Evidence for Landscape and Climatic Evolution in the Late Cenozoic’. Building on information... Read More about Fluvial sequences as evidence for landscape and climatic evolution in the Late Cenozoic : a synthesis of data from IGCP 518..

Palaeolithic and Quaternary research in the Trent Valley (UK) : contributions by early collectors. (2009)
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White, T., White, M., Bridgland, D., & Howard, A. (2009). Palaeolithic and Quaternary research in the Trent Valley (UK) : contributions by early collectors. Proceedings of the Geologists' Association, 120(4), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pgeola.2009.08.010

A brief history is presented here of the activities of the three most notable collectors of Lower and Middle Palaeolithic artefacts from Quaternary river terrace deposits in the Trent Valley, derived from archival material that has been largely ignor... Read More about Palaeolithic and Quaternary research in the Trent Valley (UK) : contributions by early collectors..

Spatial variations in catchment-averaged denudation rates from normal fault footwalls (2009)
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Densmore, A., Hetzel, R., Ivy-Ochs, S., Krugh, W., Dawers, N., & Kubik, P. (2009). Spatial variations in catchment-averaged denudation rates from normal fault footwalls. Geology, 37(12), 1139-1142. https://doi.org/10.1130/g30164a.1

We test the spatial correspondence between rock uplift in active normal fault footwalls in the western USA, and catchment-averaged denudation rates from cosmogenic radionuclide (CRN) analysis. We find that denudation rates vary along strike, dependin... Read More about Spatial variations in catchment-averaged denudation rates from normal fault footwalls.

A critical perspective on 1-D modeling of river processes: Gravel load and aggradation in lower Fraser River (2009)
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Ferguson, R., & Church, M. (2009). A critical perspective on 1-D modeling of river processes: Gravel load and aggradation in lower Fraser River. Water Resources Research, 45(11), https://doi.org/10.1029/2009wr007740

We investigate how well a width-averaged morphodynamic model can simulate gravel transport and aggradation along a highly irregular 38-km reach of lower Fraser River and discuss critical issues in this type of modeling. Bed load equations with plausi... Read More about A critical perspective on 1-D modeling of river processes: Gravel load and aggradation in lower Fraser River.

Pliocene–Quaternary fluvial and aeolian records in the Souss Basin, southwest Morocco : a geomorphological model. (2009)
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Ait Hssaine, A., & Bridgland, D. (2009). Pliocene–Quaternary fluvial and aeolian records in the Souss Basin, southwest Morocco : a geomorphological model. Global and Planetary Change, 68(4), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloplacha.2009.03.002

The Souss Basin in SW Morocco is filled by Pliocene–Quaternary fluvial, fluvio-lacustrine and aeolian sediments, representing an excellent archive of palaeohydrology, palaeoclimate and the effects of crustal deformation. In general these sediments in... Read More about Pliocene–Quaternary fluvial and aeolian records in the Souss Basin, southwest Morocco : a geomorphological model..

Implications of new Quaternary uplift models for correlation between the Middle and Upper Thames terrace sequences, UK. (2009)
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Bridgland, D., & Schreve, D. (2009). Implications of new Quaternary uplift models for correlation between the Middle and Upper Thames terrace sequences, UK. Global and Planetary Change, 68(4), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloplacha.2009.03.006

Modelling of uplift histories in the Upper and Middle Thames valleys has revealed an important difference, in the form of additional early post-Anglian uplift in the Middle Thames, attributed to an Anglian (~440 ka) glacio-isostatic effect. Terraces... Read More about Implications of new Quaternary uplift models for correlation between the Middle and Upper Thames terrace sequences, UK..

The age and stratigraphic context of the Easington Raised Beach, County Durham, UK. (2009)
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Davies, B., Bridgland, D., Roberts, D., O´Cofaigh, C., Pawley, S., Candy, I., …Austin, W. (2009). The age and stratigraphic context of the Easington Raised Beach, County Durham, UK. Proceedings of the Geologists' Association, 120(4), 183-198. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pgeola.2009.04.001

The Easington Raised Beach, in Shippersea Bay, County Durham, is themost northerly known interglacial beach deposit in England. It lies directly on Magnesian Limestone bedrock at 33 mO.D. and is covered by glacial sediments attributed to the Devensia... Read More about The age and stratigraphic context of the Easington Raised Beach, County Durham, UK..