A self-regulating model of bedrock river channel geometry

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2006, Pages

  Stark, C P ^a  

^a Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABRASION; CLIMATE CHANGE; DYNAMICS; EROSION; LANDFORMS; OPEN CHANNEL FLOW; SHEAR STRESS; TECTONICS; WIDENING (TRANSPORTATION ARTERIES);

BEDROCK EROSION; BEDROCK RIVER CHANNEL GEOMETRY; CHANNEL SHAPE; SELF-REGULATING MODEL;

RIVERS;

CHANNEL MORPHOLOGY; RIVER CHANNEL;

EID: 33645650623     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005GL023193     Document Type: Article

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