Degrees of separation: Hillslope-channel coupling and the limits of palaeohydrological reconstruction

Catena

Volumn 66, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 93-106

  Wainwright, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Catchment hydrology; Climate proxies; Complex response; Divergence; Equifinality; Geomorphic modelling; Landform evolution

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT; CATCHMENT; CHANNEL HYDRAULICS; CLIMATE CHANGE; HILLSLOPE; PALEOHYDROLOGY; VEGETATION;

EID: 33646147597     PISSN: 03418162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2005.07.016     Document Type: Article

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