The history of the major rivers of southern Britain during the Tertiary

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 160, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 829-846

  Gibbard, P L ^a   Lewin, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Drainage; Landscapes; Rivers; Stream sediments; Tertiary

Indexed keywords

DRAINAGE NETWORK; FLUVIAL GEOMORPHOLOGY; LANDFORM EVOLUTION; RIVER EVOLUTION; TERTIARY;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0344668589     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/0016-764902-137     Document Type: Article

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