Control of upstream variables on incised-valley dimension

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 77, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 213-224

  Mattheus, Christopher R ^a   Rodriguez, Antonio B ^a   Greene Jr , D Lawrence ^b   Simms, Alexander R ^c   Anderson, John B ^d  

^a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^b Phillips Research Center 224GB   (United States)

^c OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; RIVERS; SEA LEVEL;

CLIMATE GRADIENTS; CONTINENTAL SHELVES; CROSS SECTIONAL AREA; LAST GLACIAL MAXIMUM; LINEAR CORRELATION; NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO; OUT OF EQUILIBRIUM; THREE ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE;

LANDFORMS;

CONTINENTAL SHELF; DRAINAGE BASIN; INCISED VALLEY; RIVER DISCHARGE; STREAMFLOW;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO;

EID: 34447295960     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2110/jsr.2007.022     Document Type: Article

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