Age, distribution, and formation of late cenozoic paleovalleys of the lower Colorado River and their relation to river aggradation and degradation

Special Paper of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 439, Issue , 2008, Pages 391-410

  Howard, Keith A ^a   Lundstrom, Scott C ^b   Malmon, Daniel V ^a   Hook, Simon J ^c  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggradation; Fluvial.; Incision; Paleovalleys

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; LANDFORMS; STRATIGRAPHY;

AGGRADATION; BASIN AND RANGE; CHANNEL POSITION; FLUVIAL; FLUVIAL SEDIMENT; INCISION; PALEOVALLEYS; RIVER AGGRADATION;

RIVERS;

AGGRADATION; ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT; CENOZOIC; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; DEGRADATION; PLIOCENE; VALLEY;

ARIZONA; COLORADO RIVER [NORTH AMERICA]; GRAND CANYON; UNITED STATES;

EID: 75249089797     PISSN: 00721077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1130/2008.2439(18)     Document Type: Conference Paper

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