Rockbed wear at a flow convergence zone in Fifteen Mile Creek, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario

Journal of Geology

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 263-274

  Tinkler, Keith J ^a  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOLOSTONE; FLOW DYNAMICS; MEANDERING CHANNEL; STREAMBED; VORTICITY;

CANADA, ONTARIO, NIAGARA PENINSULA, FIFTEEN MILE CREEK;

EID: 0030819558     PISSN: 00221376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/515918     Document Type: Article

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