The coupling status of alluvial fans and debris cones: A review and synthesis

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 64-76

  Harvey, Adrian M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alluvial fans; Base level; Climate; Coupling; Debris cones; Research challenges; Tectonics

Indexed keywords

ACCOMMODATION SPACE; ALLUVIAL FANS; BASE LEVEL; CHANNEL MORPHOLOGY; CLIMATE; COUPLING MECHANISM; DATING TECHNIQUES; DOWNSTREAM CHANNELS; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; FLUVIAL SYSTEMS; HIGH QUALITY; HILLSLOPES; LAND COVER; PROCESS-BASED APPROACH; REMOTELY SENSED DATA; RESEARCH CHALLENGES; RIVER SYSTEMS; SEDIMENT SOURCE AREAS; SEDIMENT STORAGE; SEDIMENT SUPPLY; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; SEDIMENTARY SEQUENCE; SEDIMENTATION PATTERN; SEDIMENTATION ZONE; SPATIAL SCALE; STORM EVENTS; STREAM CHANNELS;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; CATCHMENTS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; COUPLINGS; DEBRIS; LANDFORMS; MORPHOLOGY; QUALITY CONTROL; REMOTE SENSING; RUNOFF; SETTLING TANKS; TECTONICS; TRENCHING;

SEDIMENTOLOGY;

ALLUVIAL FAN; CATCHMENT; CHANNEL MORPHOLOGY; CLIMATE EFFECT; DEBRIS FLOW; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; HILLSLOPE; PRESERVATION; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; SEDIMENTARY SEQUENCE; SEDIMENTATION; STREAM CHANNEL;

EID: 84855348026     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: 10969837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/esp.2213     Document Type: Review

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