Development of mountainous topography in the Basin Ranges, USA

Basin Research

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 21-41

  Ellis, M A ^a   Densmore, A L ^b   Anderson, R S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE EFFECT; LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION; MOUNTAIN REGION; TECTONICS; TOPOGRAPHY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032765542     PISSN: 0950091X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2117.1999.00087.x     Document Type: Article

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