Spatial distribution of human geomorphic activity in the United States: Comparison with rivers

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 687-692

  Hooke, Roger LeB ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Geomorphic agents; Humans; Rivers

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; LANDSCAPE CHANGE; RIVER EVOLUTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

UNITED STATES; WEST VIRGINIA;

EID: 0032694127     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1096-9837(199908)24:8<687::aid-esp991>3.0.co;2-%23     Document Type: Article

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