Open AccessAnthropocene Geomorphic Change. Climate or Human Activities?
Author(s) -
Cendrero Antonio,
Forte Luis M.,
Remondo Juan,
CuestaAlbertos Juan A.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
earth's future
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.641
H-Index - 39
ISSN - 2328-4277
DOI - 10.1029/2019ef001305
Subject(s) - anthropocene , climate change , sedimentation , geography , physical geography , earth science , environmental science , geology , oceanography , geomorphology , sediment , paleontology
Key Points Sedimentation rates and frequency of geomorphic disasters show a marked increase worldwide, especially after midtwentieth century This points to an intensification of geomorphic processes, which could be one of the characteristics of the Anthropocene Land surface change caused by human activities, rather than climate change, is very likely behind the intensification of geomorphic processes