Rejuvenation
- Created by: tiannahewitson
- Created on: 16-05-16 16:48
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- Rejuvenation
- This occurs when there is a rise in sea level relative to the land or a rise of the land.
- Or another definition is...
- When a river has renewed potential energy due to a change in base level in relation to river height.
- It can occur due to isostatic changes like a land uplift, or eustatic changes such as a fall in sea level.
- Due to these changes the river has further distance to decrease from source to base so it gains potential energy
- Potential energy leads to vertical erosion becoming dominant
- Due to these changes the river has further distance to decrease from source to base so it gains potential energy
- This can lead to features such as Knick points, river terraces and incised meanders
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