Document Type
Thesis
Abstract
The rugged topography now present along the Appalachian Mountain Range has been a continual cause of inquiry for geologists. The reason being, the mountain chain lies along a passive continental margin with tectonic events ending over 180 million years ago (Faill, 1998). With the advent of recent research methodology such as longitudinal profile analysis and cosmogenic radionuclide dating as well as the geomorphology concepts advanced by Hack (1960), geologists have come closer to understanding the recent geologic history of the Appalachian landscape and the processes that act on it.
Date Awarded
2016
Department
Geology
Advisor 1
Gregory S. Hancock
Recommended Citation
Chien, Nathaniel, "Basin-average Erosion Rates and Watershed Hypsometry in a Transient Landscape" (2016). Geology Senior Theses. William & Mary. Paper 354.
https://scholarworks.wm.edu/geologyseniors/354
