Tectonic control of the drainage in the Andes of northern Argentina;Control tectónico de la red de drenaje de los Andes del norte argentino

Revista de la Asociacion Geologica Argentina

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 461-466

  Mon, Ricardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE TUCUMÁN   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Diversions; Drainage; River; Tectonic obstacles; Uplift

Indexed keywords

CORDILLERA; DRAINAGE; FLUVIAL LANDFORM; FRONTAL FEATURE; REGRESSION; STRUCTURAL CONTROL; TECTONIC PHENOMENA; THRUST; TOPOGRAPHY; UPLIFT;

ANDES; ARGENTINA; CORDILLERA ORIENTAL [ANDES]; SIERRAS PAMPEANAS; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 34249107689     PISSN: 00044822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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