Erosion dynamics modelling in a coupled catchment-fan system with constant external forcing

Geomorphology

Volumn 122, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 78-90

  Pepin, E ^a   Carretier, S ^a   Herail, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

Author keywords

Erosion; Mountain fan system; Natural entrenchment

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL FAN; CATCHMENT; EROSION; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION; MODELING; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SHEAR STRESS; UPLIFT;

EID: 77955309652     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2010.04.029     Document Type: Article

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