Probabilistic formulation of conservation of cosmogenic nuclides: Effect of surface elevation fluctuations on approach to steady state

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1127-1144

  Parker, G ^a   Perg, L A ^b  

^a ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cosmogenic isotopes; Erosion; Fluctuations; Probability density function; Steady state

Indexed keywords

ISOTOPES; LANDFORMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; SEDIMENTS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

COSMOGENIC ISOTOPES; LANDSCAPE EROSION; STEADY STATE; SURFACE ELEVATION FLUCTUATION;

EROSION;

COSMOGENIC RADIONUCLIDE; EROSION; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

EID: 24944445638     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/esp.1266     Document Type: Article

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