Polynomial and power functions for glacial valley cross-section morphology

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 413-432

  Allan James, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Glacial geomorphology; Morphometry; Sierra Nevada California; Slope profiles; Trough form

Indexed keywords

GLACIAL VALLEY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; VALLEY MORPHOLOGY;

USA, CALIFORNIA, SIERRA NEVADA;

EID: 0030464814     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9837(199605)21:5<413::AID-ESP570>3.0.CO;2-S     Document Type: Article

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