- Preferred Labelskos:prefLabel
head scarp (BGU)
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- https://pid.geoscience.gov.au/def/voc/ga/GeomorphologySettings/head_scarp ↗Go to the persistent identifier link
- Within Vocab
- Marine geomorphology - Part 2 Geomorphology
| Preferred Labelskos:prefLabel | head scarp (BGU) |
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| Definitionskos:definition | The upslope boundary of a mass movement, set between undisturbed and remobilised material. It is the visible part of the surface of rupture and can be defined as an extensional failure surface linked at depth to the basal shear surface. In plan-view, head scarps are typified by an arcuate geometry well-defined continuous scarp, particularly in mass movements associated with a higher degree of desegregation (e.g., SLIDES, FLOWS). However, a head scarp can also present a sinuous geometry due to localised retrogressive erosion of the scarp (Bull et al., 2009). |
| Broaderbroader |
Mass-Movement Process
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| See AlsoseeAlso | Marine geomorphology - Part 2 Geomorphology |
| Is Defined ByisDefinedBy | Marine geomorphology - Part 2 Geomorphology |
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