Document Type
Thesis
Abstract
The Blue Ridge Mountains extend from southern Pennsylvania to northern Georgia and began to rise more than 400 million years ago as the African plate collided with North America. By 300 million years, it is likely that the Appalachian landscape more closely resembled the Himalayas than the present topography. Today, with more than 100 peaks above 1500 meters, the Blue Ridge Mountains are the largest topographic landform in the modern Appalachian landscape. This study explores how these mountains have evolved over time, and uses stream profile analysis to inform models describing the nature of landscape evolution in the Blue Ridge.
Date Awarded
2016
Department
Geology
Recommended Citation
Bekken, Michael, "Assessing Models of Landscape Evolution using Stream Profile Analysis, Shenandoah National Park" (2016). Geology Senior Theses. William & Mary. Paper 352.
https://scholarworks.wm.edu/geologyseniors/352
