Factors influencing the recession rate of Niagara Falls since the 19th century

Geomorphology

Volumn 110, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 212-216

  Hayakawa, Yuichi S ^a   Matsukura, Yukinori ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bedrock river; Erosion rate; Knickpoint; Waterfall recession

Indexed keywords

BEDROCK; EROSION RATE; FLUVIAL GEOMORPHOLOGY; NINETEENTH CENTURY; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARAMETERIZATION; RIVER DISCHARGE; RIVER FLOW;

NIAGARA FALLS; NIAGARA RIVER; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 67749130630     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2009.04.011     Document Type: Article

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