Landscape slope and creek rocks act like a volume knob and notes

Evidence

The slope of the land, which helps determine the energy of the flow, is like a volume knob. And the limestone rocks in the creek bed are the notes that the water plays as it flows down the gentle slope. — Gordon Hempton, John Grossmann, One Square Inch of Silence- One Man’s…, 995

Categorization

• SEED: A vivid model for nature-writing: mapping acoustic metaphors onto geological features.
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Gordon Hempton, John Grossmann, One Square Inch of Silence- One Man’s…, 995
• XREF: connects to: Water produces different sounds when striking different surfaces and materials. — Schafer, Murray R, The Soundscape- Our Sonic Environment…, 838; Soundscapes can be deliberately orchestrated like musical compositions — Schafer, Murray R, The Soundscape- Our Sonic Environment…, 794; Slope orientation strongly shapes how far bird song travels and which direction singers face — Almo Farina, Soundscape Ecology: Principles,…, 753

Related

• Slope orientation strongly shapes how far bird song travels and which direction singers face (similarity 0.81)
• Sounds originate from landscape structure and need three perspectives to describe (similarity 0.80)
• Water produces different sounds when striking different surfaces and materials. (similarity 0.78)

Broader Connections

• Water produces different sounds when striking different surfaces and materials. #exemplifies (0.80) — Schafer, Murray R, The Soundscape- Our Sonic Environment…, 838
• Soundscapes can be deliberately orchestrated like musical compositions #corroborates (0.70) — Schafer, Murray R, The Soundscape- Our Sonic Environment…, 794