The California River and its role in carving Grand Canyon

Bulletin of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 123, Issue 7-8, 2011, Pages 1288-1316

  Wernicke, Brian ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; DRAINAGE; EROSION; LAKES; LANDFORMS; RAIN; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

COLORADO PLATEAU; DRAINAGE SYSTEMS; EASTERN CALIFORNIA; GULF OF CALIFORNIA; LOWER MESOZOIC STRATA; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; SEDIMENT SOURCES; SEDIMENTARY PROVENANCE;

RIVERS;

AGGRADATION; CAMPANIAN; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; FLUVIAL GEOMORPHOLOGY; FORELAND BASIN; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL RESPONSE; HEADWATER; INCISED VALLEY; LARAMIDE OROGENY; MESOZOIC; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PALEOGENE; PALEOHYDROLOGY; PROVENANCE; SEDIMENT YIELD; THERMOCHRONOLOGY; UPLIFT;

ARIZONA; GRAND CANYON; NORTH AMERICAN CORDILLERA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79954573084     PISSN: 00167606     EISSN: 00167606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/B30274.1     Document Type: Article

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