Landscape evolution in south-central Minnesota and the role of geomorphic history on modern erosional processes

GSA Today

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 7-9

  Gran, Karen B ^a,b   Belmont, Patrick ^c   Day, Stephanie S ^d   Finnegan, Noah ^e   Jennings, Carrie ^d,f   Lauer, J Wesley ^g   Wilcock, Peter R ^h  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH   (United States)

^c UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f Minnesota Geological Survey   (United States)

^g SEATTLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; EROSION RATE; FLUVIAL GEOMORPHOLOGY; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL RESPONSE; GLACIAL LAKE AGASSIZ; INCISED VALLEY; LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION; PLEISTOCENE; SEDIMENT BUDGET; TRIBUTARY;

MINNESOTA; MINNESOTA VALLEY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80052436932     PISSN: 10525173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G121A.1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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