Alluvial plain dynamics in the southern Amazonian foreland basin

Lombardo, Umberto

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-7-453-2016

Articles | Volume 7, issue 2

https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-7-453-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-7-453-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 7, issue 2

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10 May 2016

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Alluvial plain dynamics in the southern Amazonian foreland basin

Umberto Lombardo

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Final revised paper (published on 10 May 2016)
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RC C1128: 'Alluvial plain dynamics in the southern Amazonian foreland basin - review comments', Jim Pizzuto, 30 Jan 2016
- AC C1258: 'Reply to reviewer 1', Umberto Lombardo, 15 Mar 2016
RC C1217: 'comments-review', Anonymous Referee #2, 01 Mar 2016
- AC C1271: 'Reply to reviewer 2', Umberto Lombardo, 15 Mar 2016

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ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (19 Apr 2016) by Rolf Aalto

AR by Umberto Lombardo on behalf of the Authors (22 Apr 2016) Manuscript

Short summary

This paper analyses the behaviour of 12 tributaries of the Río Mamoré and their influence on alluvial plain dynamics. These rivers are extremely active: between 1984 and 2014, 7 of these 12 rivers underwent a total of 41 crevasses and 29 avulsions. Most of the sedimentary load of these rivers is deposited on the alluvial plains before they reach the Mamoré. Crevasses and avulsions are not controlled by ENSO cycles, but rather are the result of intrabasinal processes.