MASTER OF ARTS (GEOGRAPHY) : Fluvial landforms
1 Apr 2023
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Fluvial landforms: fluvial landforms are those generated by running water, mainly rivers. It occurs mainly by surging into the crevices & cracks of rocks & disintegrating them: braiding: the main water channel splitting into multiple, narrower channel. A braided river, or braided channel, consists of a network of river channels separated by small, and often temporary, islands called braid bars. Braided streams occur in rivers with low slope and/or large sediment load. The stream divides turn sharp: waterfalls and rapids disappear, meander and slip off slopes are the characteristic features of this stage. Splash erosion: splash erosion or rain drop impact represents the first stage in the erosion process. Splash erosion results from the bombardment of the soil surface by rain drops: rain drops behave as little bombs when falling on exposed or bare soil, displacing soil particles and destroying soil structure.
