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These characteristics mean the molecular measurements are consistent and understandable, even in different places across the larger hillslope.
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Chris Impey, The Conversation, 23 Sep. 2025
Edmonton’s coyotes, Raymond has found, excavate their dens on hillslopes covered in thick brush.
—Ben Goldfarb, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
For example, planting crops across, rather than down, a hillslope can interrupt the flow of water and stop it from picking up and removing soil.
—Dan Evans, Quartz, 29 Dec. 2019
Is the hillslope stable behind the place?
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 31 Aug. 2016
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Chris Impey, The Conversation, 23 Sep. 2025
Edmonton’s coyotes, Raymond has found, excavate their dens on hillslopes covered in thick brush.
—Ben Goldfarb, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
For example, planting crops across, rather than down, a hillslope can interrupt the flow of water and stop it from picking up and removing soil.
—Dan Evans, Quartz, 29 Dec. 2019
Is the hillslope stable behind the place?
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 31 Aug. 2016
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“Hillslope.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hillslope. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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