Statistical Analysis of Second Order Drainage Basins on Four Pleistocene Surfaces

Authors

Richard A. Karsten, University of WisconsinFollow

Document Type

Research

Keywords

Morphometry; Pleistocene; Tazewell; Kansan; Iowan Erosional Surface; Glacial Materials; Loess; Equilibrium; Time-Independent; Principal Components Analysis; Stepwise Multiple Discriminant Analysis; Posterior Probabilities

Abstract

This study statistically compares certain morphometric characteristics of second order drainage basins developed on Pleistocene glacial surfaces of different ages and compositions. The morphometry of the basins was found to be partially controlled by the type and age of unconsolidated materials into which the streams are cutting. The analysis also suggests that the Iowan Erosional Surface is closely approximating a time-independent or equilibrium condition, while the other surfaces are in comparative disequilibrium.

Publication Date

December 1973

Journal Title

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

Volume

80

Issue

4

First Page

192

Last Page

197

Copyright

©1973 Iowa Academy of Science, Inc.

Language

en

File Format

application/pdf

Recommended Citation

Karsten, Richard A. (1973) "Statistical Analysis of Second Order Drainage Basins on Four Pleistocene Surfaces," Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science, 80(4), 192-197.
Available at: https://scholarworks.uni.edu/pias/vol80/iss4/11