Erosional control on the structural evolution of a transpressional thrust complex on the Alpine Fault, New Zealand

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1323-1342

  Norris, Richard J ^a   Cooper, Alan F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EROSION; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GRAVEL; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RIVERS; VELOCITY;

EROSION RATE;

TECTONICS;

DEFORMATION; EROSION; PARTITIONING; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; THRUST; TRANSPRESSION;

NEW ZEALAND, SOUTH ISLAND;

EID: 0031252102     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8141(97)00036-9     Document Type: Article

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