Feedbacks among climate, erosion, and tectonics in a critical wedge orogen

American Journal of Science

Volumn 308, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 815-842

  Roe, Gerard H ^a   Whipple, Kelin X ^b   Fletcher, Jennifer K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCRETIONARY PRISM; CLIMATE CHANGE; EROSION; OROGENY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TECTONICS; THEORETICAL STUDY; UPLIFT;

EID: 55849118838     PISSN: 00029599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2475/07.2008.01     Document Type: Article

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