Profile convexities in bedrock and alluvial streams

Geomorphology

Volumn 102, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 554-566

  Phillips, Jonathan D ^a   Lutz, J David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b STANTEC CONSULTING LTD   (Canada)

Author keywords

Concavity; Constrained gradient concept; Convexity; Knickpoint; Longitudinal profile; Stream profile

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT; BEDROCK; BOUNDARY CONDITION; COASTAL PLAIN; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; PALEOENVIRONMENT; STREAM;

KENTUCKY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 55249123134     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2008.05.042     Document Type: Article

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