Nonlinear slope-dependent sediment transport in cinder cone evolution

Geology

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1067-1070

  Pelletier, Jon D ^a   Cline, Michael L ^a  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Cinder cones; Hillslope evolution; Nonlinear diffusion; Numerical model

Indexed keywords

CINDER CONE; NONLINEAR DIFFUSION; NONLINEAR TRANSPORT MODEL; SEDIMENT FLUX;

LANDFORMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RADIOMETERS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

VOLCANOES;

CINDER CONE; HILLSLOPE; NUMERICAL MODEL; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

NEVADA; NORTH AMERICA; NYE COUNTY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 37449000963     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 00917613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G23992A.1     Document Type: Article

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