Rock-avalanche elements of the Shadow Valley basin, eastern Mojave Desert, California: Processes and problems

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 792-804

  Friedmann, S Julio ^a  

^a EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRECCIA; MASS WASTING; ROCK AVALANCHE; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SLOPE STABILITY;

USA, CALIFORNIA, SHADOW VALLEY BASIN;

DEPOSITS; GRAVITATION; LANDFORMS; SHEAR STRESS; STRATIGRAPHY; TEXTURES;

BASAL SHEAR STRESS; COMMON FEATURES; GRANULAR MECHANICS; ROCK AVALANCHE; SPECIAL MECHANISMS; STRUCTURAL RECONSTRUCTION; TRANSPORT INDICATORS; TWO DIMENSIONAL NUMERICAL MODELS;

ROCKS;

EID: 0031474255     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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