Geomorphic response to minor cyclic climate changes, San Diego County, California

Geomorphology

Volumn 19, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 277-302

  Kochel, R Craig ^a   Miller, Jerry R ^b   Ritter, Dale F ^c  

^a BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alluvial fans; Climate change; Complex response; Dendrogeomorphology; Geomorphic response; Soil stratigraphy; Terraces

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; GEOMORPHIC RESPONSE; HOLOCENE; HOLOCENE CLIMATE;

USA, CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO COUNTY;

EID: 0031471210     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0169-555x(97)00013-5     Document Type: Article

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