Quaternary landscape evolution in the San Jacinto fault zone, Peninsular Ranges of Southern California: Transient response to strike-slip fault initiation

Geomorphology

Volumn 73, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 16-32

  Dorsey, Rebecca J ^a   Roering, Joshua J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

Geomorphology; Landslides; San Jacinto; Stream capture; Strike slip fault; Transient response

Indexed keywords

DOWNCUTTING; LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION; QUATERNARY; RIVER SYSTEM; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT;

CALIFORNIA; COAST RANGES; NORTH AMERICA; PENINSULAR RANGES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 29644436959     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2005.06.013     Document Type: Article

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