Length-scale dependence of relief along the south eastern border of Massif Central (France)

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 24, Issue 14, 1997, Pages 1823-1826

  Lucazeau, Francis ^a   Hurtrez, Jean Emmanuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER 2   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GEOLOGY; LANDFORMS; STATISTICS; TECTONICS; EARTH SCIENCES; GEOPHYSICS;

DRAINAGE BASINS; PLATEAU; RELIEF; SHAPE TOPOGRAPHY; STATISTICAL PROPERTIES;

GEOPHYSICS; CATCHMENTS;

DRAINAGE BASIN; RELIEF; SCALE EFFECT; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TOPOGRAPHY;

FRANCE, MASSIF CENTRAL;

CHANNEL NETWORK; EDGE FEATURES; LARGE-SCALES; LENGTH SCALE; MESO SCALE; THRESHOLD-VALUE;

EID: 0031182383     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97GL01673     Document Type: Article

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