Ephemeral stream response to growing folds

Bulletin of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 116, Issue 9-10, 2004, Pages 1223-1239

  Pearce, Sarah A ^a   Pazzaglia, Frank J ^b   Eppes, M C ^c  

^a SAN FRANCISCO ESTUARY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Active tectonics; Alluvial fans; California; Channel geometry; Ephemeral streams; San Bernardino Mountains

Indexed keywords

ANTICLINAL FOLDS; EPHEMERAL ALLUVIAL STREAMS; SLIP RATES;

LITHOLOGY; STREAM FLOW; SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY; TECTONICS;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

EPHEMERAL STREAM; FLUVIAL GEOMORPHOLOGY; FOLD; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL RESPONSE;

CALIFORNIA; COAST RANGES; NORTH AMERICA; SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 4744340455     PISSN: 00167606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/B25386.1     Document Type: Article

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