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Erosiondriven is an adjective used in geology and geomorphology to denote processes, patterns, or landforms whose development is controlled primarily by erosional forces—weathering, transport, and deposition—rather than tectonic uplift or magmatic processes alone. In erosion-driven landscapes, the long-term evolution of topography results from the balance between uplift and erosion, with erosion often acting as the dominant sculpting force. The concept contrasts with tectonically driven or uplift-dominated landscapes, though in reality many landscapes experience coupled controls.

Key areas include fluvial erosion (river incision and valley formation), coastal erosion (shoreline retreat, cliff retreat),

Methods include measuring erosion rates via cosmogenic nuclide dating, luminescence dating, sediment budgets, and tracers; and

Implications of erosion-driven frameworks include interpreting drainage network evolution, basin response to climate change, soil erosion

glacial
erosion
(plucking,
abrasion),
and
aeolian
erosion
(dune
formation).
Erosion-driven
morphologies
can
show
knickpoints,
terrace
formation,
and
pattern
development
linked
to
climate
forcing
and
sediment
transport
capacity.
modeling
with
landscape
evolution
models
that
simulate
uplift,
erosion,
and
sediment
transport
to
reproduce
observed
morphologies.
and
fertility,
and
sediment
delivery
to
oceans,
as
well
as
hazard
assessments
related
to
riverine
and
coastal
erosion
risks.
The
term
emphasizes
a
process-based
understanding,
enabling
comparisons
across
regions
with
different
tectonic
settings
but
similar
erosional
dynamics.