Geomorphology and stratigraphy of inset fluvial deposits along the Rio Grande valley in the central Albuquerque Basin, New Mexico

New Mexico Geology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 13-27

  Connell, Sean D ^a   Love, David W ^a   Dunbar, Nelia W ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; GEOMORPHOLOGY; PLEISTOCENE; SEDIMENTARY SEQUENCE; STRATIGRAPHY;

ALBUQUERQUE BASIN; NEW MEXICO; NORTH AMERICA; RIO GRANDE VALLEY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33947650562     PISSN: 0196948X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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