scarp slope

A Dictionary of Earth Sciences | 1999 | 279 words | Copyright

scarp slope The relatively steep face of a scarp. Its steepness is maintained by the erosion of a relatively weak stratum that typically underlies the resistant cap rock that maintains the form of the scarp. Erosion may be achieved by spring sapping, sheetwash, and mass wasting.

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