Erosion and stabilisation sequences in relation to base level changes in the El Cautivo badlands, SE Spain

Geomorphology

Volumn 100, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 83-90

  Alexander, R W ^a   Calvo Cases, A ^b   Arnau Rosalén, E ^b   Mather, A E ^c   Lázaro Suau, R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^d DEPARTAMENTO DE ECOLOGÍA FUNCIONAL Y EVOLUTIVA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Badlands; DEM; Erosion; GIS; Landscape evolution; Stabilisation

Indexed keywords

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY; AGGRADATION; BADLANDS; BEDROCK; CATCHMENT; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; EROSION; GIS; LAND USE CHANGE; LANDSCAPE CHANGE; SLOPE STABILITY; STABILIZATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 48649110950     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2007.10.025     Document Type: Article

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