Tectonic controls on drainage evolution and development of terminal alluvial fans, southern Pyrenees, Spain

Terra Nova

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 121-127

  Jones, Stuart J ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL FAN; DRAINAGE NETWORK; EOCENE; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL RESPONSE; TECTONIC SETTING;

EURASIA; EUROPE; PYRENEES; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 2642582404     PISSN: 09544879     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3121.2004.00539.x     Document Type: Article

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