Lateral erosion ('toe-cutting') of alluvial fans by axial rivers: Implications for basin analysis and architecture

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 158, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 885-894

  Leeder, M R ^a   Mack, G H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alluvial fans; Basin analysis; Erosion; Idaho; Rio Grande

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL FAN; BASIN ANALYSIS; EROSION; TECTONIC SETTING;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035178079     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/0016-760000-198     Document Type: Article

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