Bajada formation by monsoonal erosion of a subaerial forebulge, Sultanate of Oman

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 154, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 127-146

  Rodgers, David W ^a   Gunatilaka, Ana ^b  

^a IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Active tectonics; Alluvial fans; Forebulge; Monsoons; Oman Mountains; Plate convergence

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL FAN; CENOZOIC; EROSION; MONSOON; PALEOCLIMATE; PLATE CONVERGENCE; TECTONIC SETTING;

OMAN;

EID: 0037212605     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0037-0738(02)00126-4     Document Type: Article

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