Topographic data reveal a buried fluvial landscape in the simpson desert, australia

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 141-149

  Craddock, R A ^a   Hutchinson, M F ^b   Stein, J A ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Floodouts; Groundwater.fow; Linear dunes; Paleodrainage; Paleovalleys; Playas; Simpson desert

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; DRAINAGE BASIN; DUNE FIELD; FLOODING; FLUVIAL GEOMORPHOLOGY; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL MAPPING; GROUNDWATER FLOW; PALEOHYDROLOGY; PLAYA; RIA; RIVER CHANNEL; SHUTTLE RADAR TOPOGRAPHY MISSION; TOPOGRAPHIC MAPPING;

AUSTRALIA; SIMPSON DESERT; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 74549217794     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: 14400952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08120090903416278     Document Type: Article

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