Morphological characterization of channel initiation

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Volumn 22, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 329-332

  Roth, G ^a   La Barbera, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL FORMATION; DRAINAGE BASIN; DRAINAGE DENSITY; MORPHOLOGY;

EID: 0031461553     PISSN: 00791946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0079-1946(97)00153-5     Document Type: Article

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