Tectonic origin and evolution of a transverse drainage: The Río Almanzora, Betic Cordillera, Southeast Spain

Geomorphology

Volumn 50, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 59-81

  Stokes, Martin ^a   Mather, Anne E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Drainage evolution; Pleistocene; Southeast Spain; Tectonics; Transverse drainage

Indexed keywords

DOWNCUTTING; DRAINAGE NETWORK; EMERGENCE; EUSTACY; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL RESPONSE; MIOCENE; NEOTECTONICS; RIVER EVOLUTION; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; UPLIFT;

SPAIN;

EID: 0037304766     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-555X(02)00208-8     Document Type: Article

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