Universality and variability in basin outlet spacing: Implications for the two-dimensional form of drainage basins

Basin Research

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 147-155

  Walcott, Rachel C ^a   Summerfield, Michael A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASIN ANALYSIS; DRAINAGE BASIN; EROSION CONTROL; FLUVIAL GEOMORPHOLOGY; OROGENY; RIVER BASIN; RIVER SYSTEM; SPACING; UPLIFT;

AFRICA; ASIA; EURASIA; HIMALAYAS;

EID: 62149095716     PISSN: 0950091X     EISSN: 13652117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2117.2008.00379.x     Document Type: Article

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