Geomorphic imprint of landslides on alpine river systems, southwest New Zealand

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 783-800

  Korup, Oliver ^a,b  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^b WSL INSTITUTE FOR SNOW AND AVALANCHE RESEARCH SLF   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Channel changes; Channel hillslope coupling; Geomorphic impact; High mountain geomorphology; Landslide

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; GEOMORPHOLOGY; RIVERS; ROCKS; SEDIMENTS; SUBMARINE GEOLOGY;

FLUVIAL RESPONSE; GEOMORPHIC IMPACTS; OCCLUSIONS; RIVER CHANNELS;

LANDSLIDES;

CHANNEL CHANGE; GEOMORPHOLOGY; LANDSLIDE;

AUSTRALASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; NEW ZEALAND; WORLD;

EID: 22744458403     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/esp.1171     Document Type: Article

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