The enigma of survival: Problems posed by very old paleosurfaces

Physical Geography

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 26-60

  Twidale, C Rowland ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Dating methods; Landform survival; Models of landscape evolution; Paleosurface; Water related weathering

Indexed keywords

DATING METHOD; GEOMORPHOLOGY; LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION; PALEOSURFACE; WEATHERING;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0142228863     PISSN: 02723646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2747/0272-3646.24.1.26     Document Type: Article

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