Geomorphology as science: the role of theory

Geomorphology

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1993, Pages 287-307

  Rhoads, Bruce L ^a   Thorn, Colin E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDUCTIVE REASONING; EARTH SCIENCE; GEOMORPHOLOGY; INDUCTION; THEORY;

EID: 0027527979     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0169-555X(93)90052-4     Document Type: Article

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