Gully Head-Cuts Inventory and Semi-Automatic Gully Extraction Using LiDAR and Topographic Openness—Case Study: Covurlui Plateau, Eastern Romania

A review of topographic threshold conditions for gully head development in different environments

Gully head development represents a significant geomorphic process in a wide range of environments. Several studies investigated the critical topographic conditions, expressed by local slope gradient (s) and drainage area (A), controlling the development and position of gully heads in various landscapes. This review examines over 39 publications. After critically analysing the reported threshol...

Gully Erosion after Wildfire

Predicting runoff and erosion from watersheds burned by wildfires requires an understanding of the spatial structure of both hillslope and channel drainage networks. We investigate the small-scale and large-scale structures of drainage networks using field studies and computer analysis of 30-m digital elevation model. Topologic variables were derived from a composite 30-m DEM, which included 14...

Comparison of gully erosion estimates using airborne and ground-based LiDAR on Santa Cruz Island, California

a r t i c l e i n f o Gully erosion removes comparatively large volumes of soil from small areas. It is often difficult to quantify the loss of soil because the footprint of individual gullies is too small to be captured by most generally available digital elevation models (DEMs), such as the USGS National Elevation Dataset. Airborne LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) has the potential to prov...

Gully Formation on Mars and Earth: the Transition from Glacial Activity to Gully Depositional Phases

Introduction: The discovery of gullies on Mars [1,2] resulted in a wide variety of proposed candidate mechanisms for formation but ensuing analyses have shown very strong latitude and orientation dependencies on their distributions [3-6]. These constraints have been interpreted to require: 1) a volatile on or near the surface as a source of liquid water, and 2) insolation and slope orientation ...

Late-stage Gully Modification on Mars: Polygonally-patterned Ground, Permafrost, and Gully Water Sources