Geography · Geomorphology
Consider three stream ordering schemes: (a) where an ordering system assigns order 1 to all unbranched tributaries and increments only when two streams of equal order join, (b) a link-based ordering system that accumulates the total number of source streams upstream, and (c) the early system utilizing a strict hierarchical numbering from the mouth upward. Identify the geomorphologists after whom these stream orderings (a, b, and c) have been named respectively.
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- 1a after Scheidegger, b after Strahler, c after Horton
- 2a after Shreve, b after Horton, c after Strahler
- 3a after Horton, b after Scheidegger, c after Strahler
- 4a after Strahler, b after Shreve, c after Horton✓
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a after Strahler, b after Shreve, c after Horton
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