Geologic constraints on bedrock river incision using the stream power law

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 104, Issue B3, 1999, Pages 4983-4993

  Stock, Jonathan D ^a,b   Montgomery, David R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEDROCK; CHANNEL FLOW; DENUDATION; DOWNCUTTING; POWER LAW; STREAMFLOW;

EID: 0033540999     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98jb02139     Document Type: Article

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