Geomorphology of the Rees Valley, Otago, New Zealand

被引：10

作者：

Cook, Simon J. ^{[1
]}

Quincey, Duncan J. ^{[2
]}

Brasington, James ^{[3
,4
]}

机构：

[1] Manchester Metropolitan Univ, Sch Sci & Environm, Manchester M15 6BH, Lancs, England

[2] Univ Leeds, Sch Geog, Leeds LS2 9JT, W Yorkshire, England

[3] Univ London, Sch Geog, London, England

[4] Univ Canterbury, Dept Geog, Christchurch 1, New Zealand

来源：

JOURNAL OF MAPS | 2014年 / 10卷 / 01期

关键词：

base level change; fluvial processes; geomorphology; mass movement; New Zealand; palaeoglaciology; SOUTHERN ALPS; GLACIATION; CLIMATE; RIVERS;

D O I：

10.1080/17445647.2013.863744

中图分类号：

P9 [自然地理学]; K9 [地理];

学科分类号：

0705 ; 070501 ;

摘要：

We present a 1:33,333 geomorphological map of the Rees Valley, Otago, New Zealand. The Rees River drains an area of approximate to 405km(2) and feeds into the head of Lake Wakatipu. This area has been affected by a range of geomorphological processes including tectonic activity, glacial erosion and deposition, mass movement, fluvial action, and base (lake) level change. Mapping was achieved by a combination of interpretation from SPOT 5 HRG satellite imagery and ground-truthing. The map presents the current distribution of landforms and sediments associated with the wide variety of contemporary and past geomorphological processes. It represents the most detailed and finest resolution geomorphological map of this region to date, and hence a number of features have been mapped and described for the first time. The map will assist on-going studies in the Rees catchment that seek to understand fluvial sediment transport and associated flood hazards, the dynamics of former glaciers, base level change associated with a drop in the level of Lake Wakatipu, and mass movement hazards.

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页码：136 / 150

页数：15