DYNAMIC AND EPISODIC ETCHPLANATION IN WARM AND WET TROPICAL REGIONS

Authors

  • Antonio Carlos Vitte

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7154/RDG.2005.0016.0011

Keywords:

Regiões tropicais quentes e úmidas, Etchplanação, Intemperismo químico, Cobertura pedológica, Bacias de drenagem.

Abstract

This paper examines the etchplanation theory, a recent approach in geomorphology. This theory is suitable to study landforms in wet and warm tropical regions, since it considers chemical weathering and transformation of systems by pedological processes and levelling landforms. The originality of Etchplanation theory relies on the consideration of geochemical and pedogenetics processes as very important mechanisms, which  are related to morphogenesis and levelling landform. On discusses the Etchplanation theory genesis, the Etchplanation in tropical regions, the chemical weathering as a basic mechanism for levelling landforms and the proposition of work considering Etchplanation.

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Published

2011-04-30

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How to Cite

Vitte, A. C. (2011). DYNAMIC AND EPISODIC ETCHPLANATION IN WARM AND WET TROPICAL REGIONS. Revista Do Departamento De Geografia, 16, 105-118. https://doi.org/10.7154/RDG.2005.0016.0011