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CHONK 1.0: landscape evolution framework: cellular automata meets graph theory
Boris Gailleton
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Géosciences Rennes, University of Rennes, Rennes, France
Earth Surface Process Modelling, GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Potsdam, Germany
Luca C. Malatesta
Géosciences Rennes, University of Rennes, Rennes, France
Guillaume Cordonnier
Université Côte d’Azur and INRIA, Sophia-Antipolis, France
Jean Braun
Géosciences Rennes, University of Rennes, Rennes, France
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Short summary
This contribution presents a new method to numerically explore the evolution of mountain ranges and surrounding areas. The method helps in monitoring with details on the timing and travel path of material eroded from the mountain ranges. It is particularly well suited to studies juxtaposing different domains – lakes or multiple rock types, for example – and enables the combination of different processes.
This contribution presents a new method to numerically explore the evolution of mountain ranges...
