Evidence for active tilting of the NW-German Basin from correlations between fluvial landscape and geological subground

International Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 66-93

  Szeder, Thore ^a   Sirocko, Frank ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Active tectonics; GIS; North German Basin; Rivers; Surface morphology

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENT; DRAINAGE NETWORK; FLUVIAL GEOMORPHOLOGY; GIS; NEOTECTONICS; SUBSIDENCE; UPLIFT;

EID: 14344259617     PISSN: 14373254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00531-004-0446-z     Document Type: Review

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