Constraints on the long-term colluvial erosion law by analyzing slope-area relationships at various uplift rates in the Siwaliks Hills (Nepal)

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 2003, Pages

  Lague, Dimitri ^a   Davy, Philippe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

Author keywords

Debris flow; Hillslope; Himalaya; Tectonic geomorphology; Topography; Valley

Indexed keywords

DEBRIS FLOW; FLUVIAL GEOMORPHOLOGY; FLUVIAL PROCESS; NEOTECTONICS; TOPOGRAPHY; UPLIFT;

NEPAL; SIWALIKS HILLS;

EID: 17744407220     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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