Erosion in the Western Alps (Dora Baltea Basin). 2. Quantifying sediment yield

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 171, Issue 1-4, 2004, Pages 247-259

  Vezzoli, Giovanni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bed load fluxes; Denudation rates; Dora Baltea Basin; Glaciers; Lithology; M. Bianco Massif; Relief

Indexed keywords

EROSION; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; PETROGRAPHY; PROVENANCE; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS;

ALPS; DORA BALTEA BASIN; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE; VALLE D'AOSTA; WESTERN ALPS;

EID: 4744350805     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2004.05.018     Document Type: Article

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