Lessons from the tropics for a global geomorphology

Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 111-127

  Thomas, Michael F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Climate change; Climatic geomorphology; Landscape sensitivity; Rock mass weathering

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845390824     PISSN: 01297619     EISSN: 14679493     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9493.2006.00246.x     Document Type: Editorial

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