Landsliding and the evolution of normal-fault-bounded mountains

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 103, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 15203-15219

  Densmore, Alexander L ^a   Ellis, Michael A ^b   Anderson, Robert S ^c  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAULTING; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL RESPONSE; LANDFORM EVOLUTION; LANDSLIDE; MODEL; MOUNTAIN RANGE; TECTONICS;

EID: 0032503878     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98jb00510     Document Type: Article

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