The effects of rock uplift and rock resistance on river morphology in a subduction zone forearc, Oregon, USA

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1257-1279

  VanLaningham, Sam ^a   Meigs, Andrew ^a   Goldfinger, Chris ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Concavity; Erosion; Klamath Mountains; Lithologic control; Oregon Coast Ranges; Rivers; Slope area; Steady state; Stream power; Topography

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; EROSION; FLOW OF WATER; LANDFORMS; LITHOLOGY; MORPHOLOGY; ROCKS;

CONCAVITY; LITHOLOGIC CONTROL; RIVER MORPHOLOGY; ROCK RESISTANCE; ROCK UPLIFT; STEADY STATE; STREAM POWER;

RIVERS;

DEFORMATION; EROSION; FLOW OF WATER; LANDFORMS; LITHOLOGY; MORPHOLOGY; RIVERS; ROCKS;

CHANNEL MORPHOLOGY; EROSION; LITHOLOGY; RIVER BED; RIVER FLOW; SLOPE; STREAMFLOW; TOPOGRAPHY;

COAST RANGES; KLAMATH MOUNTAINS; NORTH AMERICA; OREGON; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33749065816     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: 10969837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/esp.1326     Document Type: Article

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