Accordant summit heights, summit levels and the origin of the "upper denudation level" in the Serra do Mar (SE-Brazil, São Paulo): A study of hillslope forms and processes

Geomorphology

Volumn 100, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 312-327

  Römer, Wolfgang ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brazil; Hillslope processes; Landform evolution; Passive continental margin; Summit levels; Tectonic geomorphology

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL MARGIN; DENUDATION; FAULTING; HILLSLOPE; LANDFORM EVOLUTION; PASSIVE MARGIN;

BRAZIL; SERRA DO MAR; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 48849090366     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2008.01.001     Document Type: Article

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