Crustal uplift in southern England: Evidence from the river terrace records

Geomorphology

Volumn 33, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 167-181

  Maddy, D ^a   Bridgland, D R ^b   Green, C P ^c  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Quaternary; River incision; River terraces; River Thames

Indexed keywords

DOWNCUTTING; QUATERNARY; RIVER TERRACE; UPLIFT;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0033909473     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-555X(99)00120-8     Document Type: Article

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