Role of river incision in enhancing deformation

Geology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 341-344

  Simpson, Guy ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Deformation; Domes; Erosion; FEM modeling; Folding; River incision

Indexed keywords

ANTICLINES; ELASTIC CRUST; RIVER INCISION;

DEFORMATION; EROSION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

RIVERS;

DEFORMATION; EROSION; FOLDING; INCISED VALLEY; RIVER;

EID: 2042466753     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G20190.2     Document Type: Article

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