New approaches to analysing landscape development: Some contributions from Edinburgh

Scottish Geographical Journal

Volumn 124, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 140-153

  Binnie, Steven A ^a   Walcott, Rachel C ^a   Dunai, Tibor J ^a   Summerfield, Michael A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cosmogenic isotope analysis; Digital elevation models; Geomorphology; Long term landscape development

Indexed keywords

COSMOGENIC RADIONUCLIDE; DATING METHOD; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; GEOMORPHOLOGY; INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PASSIVE MARGIN; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC SETTING;

AFRICA; CHILE; EDINBURGH [SCOTLAND]; EURASIA; EUROPE; NAMIBIA; SCOTLAND; SOUTH AMERICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 56349104075     PISSN: 14702541     EISSN: 1751665X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14702540802443645     Document Type: Article

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