Dates and rates of arid region geomorphic processes

GSA Today

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 4-11

  Nichols, Kyle K ^a   Bierman, Paul R ^b   Foniri, W Ross ^a   Gillespie, Alan R ^c   Caffee, Marc ^d,e   Finkel, Robert ^d  

^a SKIDMORE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^e PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARID REGION; COSMOGENIC RADIONUCLIDE; DATING METHOD; GEOCHRONOLOGY;

ALABAMA HILLS; CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33747655112     PISSN: 10525173     EISSN: 10525173     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/GSAT01608.1     Document Type: Article

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