June 4, 2024LandOpen Access

Gully Erosion Development in Drainage Basins: A New Morphometric Approach

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UCUgo Ciccolini MBMargherita BufaliniUniversità di Camerino MMMarco MaterazziUniversità di Camerino

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Morphometric analysis demonstrates that hypsometric curves predict gully erosion triggering height in small drainage basins, highlighting an accessible framework for hazard mitigation planning.

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Gully erosion triggering height corresponds directly to mean basin elevation and the inflection point of the hypsometric curve, marking a sudden shift in surface runoff energy.
Morphometric approach using Strahler classification shows that the critical drainage basins area needed for gullying remains within a narrow range across diverse slope morphologies.
Hydrogeological hazard mitigation in land planning can readily integrate this framework to curb soil erosion, though application was confined to lithologically homogeneous basins.

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Ciccolini et al. (2024) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68e66361b6db6435875f038b https://doi.org/10.3390/land13060792

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Morphometric analysis demonstrates that hypsometric curves predict gully erosion triggering height in small drainage basins, highlighting an accessible framework for hazard mitigation planning.

Gully Erosion Development in Drainage Basins: A New Morphometric Approach

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Gully Erosion Development in Drainage Basins: A New Morphometric Approach

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