Micro-basins on slopes in Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia: Characteristics and development

Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 163-174

  Riley, S J ^a   Rippon, G D ^b   Evans, K G ^b   Selkirk, J ^b   Saynor, M J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF THE SUPERVISING SCIENTIST   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASIN; MICROMORPHOLOGY; QUARTZITE; SLOPE;

AUSTRALIA, NORTHERN TERRITORY, ARNHEM LAND;

EID: 0031393914     PISSN: 01297619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9493.00014     Document Type: Article

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