Tectonic and structural control of fluvial channel morphology in metamorphic core complexes: The example of the Catalina-Rincon core complex, Arizona

Geosphere

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 363-384

  Pelletier, Jon D ^a   Engelder, Todd ^a   Comeau, Darin ^b   Hudson, Adam ^a   Leclerc, Marlene ^a   Youberg, Ann ^b   Diniega, Serina ^b  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL MORPHOLOGY; DETACHMENT FAULT; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; GEOSTATISTICS; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; NUMERICAL MODEL; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPATIAL VARIATION; STRUCTURAL CONTROL; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; UPLIFT;

ARIZONA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77953992013     PISSN: 1553-040     EISSN: 1553040X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/GES00221.1     Document Type: Article

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