Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI: 10.1002/esp.1083 HYPSOMETRY OF GLACIATED LANDSCAPES

Hypsometry (frequency distribution of elevations) is often used to characterize landscape morphology, traditionally in the context of the degree of fluvial dissection. Recently, the hypsometry of glaciated regions has been used to infer how rates of glacial erosion compare with tectonic uplift rates. However, many factors other than tectonics can also exert a major influence on the hypsometry of a glaciated landscape, resulting in a wide variety of hypsometries. Using examples from th