Geomorphic evolution of the Piton des Neiges volcano (Réunion Island, Indian Ocean): Competition between volcanic construction and erosion since 1.4Ma

Geomorphology

Volumn 136, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 132-147

  Salvany, Tiffany ^a,b   Lahitte, Pierre ^a   Nativel, Pierre ^a   Gillot, Pierre Yves ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU MAINE   (France)

Author keywords

Erosion; Geomorphology; K Ar dating; R union Island; Relief inversion; Surface modeling

Indexed keywords

COLLAPSE STRUCTURE; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; EROSION RATE; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GEOMORPHOLOGY; LANDFORM EVOLUTION; MODELING; PALEOCLIMATE; POTASSIUM-ARGON DATING; RELIEF; SUBMARINE VOLCANO; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

INDIAN OCEAN; MASCARENE ISLANDS; PITON DES NEIGES; REUNION;

EID: 80855131454     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2011.06.009     Document Type: Article

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