Geomorphological problems of the middle reaches of the Tsangpo River, Tibet

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 889-903

  Zhang, David Dian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE FAULT; BRAIDED RIVER; CHANNEL MORPHOLOGY; LANDFORM EVOLUTION; MEANDER;

CHINA, TIBET, TSANGPO RIVER;

EID: 0032415029     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9837(199810)23:10<889::AID-ESP907>3.0.CO;2-E     Document Type: Article

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