Fluvial seismic geomorphology: A view from the surface

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 277, Issue , 2007, Pages 205-222

  Ethridge, Fredpet G ^a   Schumm, S A ^a  

^a Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUVIAL GEOMORPHOLOGY; GEOLOGICAL RECORD; MEANDER; PALEOCHANNEL; SEISMIC DATA; SEISMOLOGY; SUSPENDED LOAD;

EID: 34247330472     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2007.277.01.12     Document Type: Article

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