The profile form of rock-cut pediments in western Saudi Arabia

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 121-139

  Vincent, Peter ^a   Sadah, Ahmad ^b  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Ergodic model; Pediments; Slope form

Indexed keywords

ARID REGION; CURVATURE; LENGTH; PEDIMENT DEVELOPMENT; PROFILE FORM; ROCK CUT PEDIMENT;

SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 0029730903     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jare.1996.0012     Document Type: Article

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