Relationships between landscape morphology, climate and surface erosion in northern Peru at 5°S latitude

International Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 98, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 2009-2022

  Mettier, R ^a   Schlunegger, Fritz ^a   Schneider, H ^a   Rieke Zapp, D ^a   Schwab, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Geomorphology; Northern Peru; Precipitation and erosion; SAR and change detection

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE EFFECT; DEBRIS FLOW; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; HEADWATER; HILLSLOPE; LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION; MOISTURE TRANSFER; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RAINFALL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SOIL EROSION; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR; UNCONSOLIDATED MEDIUM; WESTERLY;

PERU; PIURA [PERU]; PIURA RIVER; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 70350550535     PISSN: 14373254     EISSN: 14373262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00531-008-0355-7     Document Type: Article

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