Geomorphic evidence of active deformation and uplift in a modern continental wedge-top - Foredeep transition: Example of the eastern Ecuadorian Andes

Tectonophysics

Volumn 399, Issue 1-4 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 351-380

  de Berc, S Bès ^a,b,e   Soula, J C ^b   Baby, P ^b   Souris, M ^c   Christophoul, F ^b   Rosero, J ^d  

^a UMIFRE 17 CNRS MAEDI USR3337 Amérique Latine Projet de Recherche Tambo Colorado   (Ecuador)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^c Institute of research for development Thailand   (Thailand)

^d PerezCompanc   (Ecuador)

^e BRGM   (France)

Author keywords

Drainage network; Ecuador; Holocene incision; Landslides; Subandean zone; Thrust tectonics; Upper Amazonian basin

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL FAN; DOWNCUTTING; DRAINAGE NETWORK; LANDFORM EVOLUTION; NEOTECTONICS; UPLIFT;

ANDES; ECUADOR; SOUTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 17344362315     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2004.12.030     Document Type: Article

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