Steady state erosion of critical Coulomb wedges with applications to Taiwan and the Himalaya

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 2004, Pages

  Hilley, G E ^a   Strecker, M R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Critical Coulomb wedge; Fluvial bedrock incision; Himalaya; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

EROSION; FLUVIAL PROCESS; OROGENIC BELT; STRUCTURAL CONTROL;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HIMALAYAS; TAIWAN;

EID: 2542454693     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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