Erosion rates and erosion patterns of Neogene to Quaternary stratovolcanoes in the Western Cordillera of the Central Andes: An SRTM DEM based analysis

Geomorphology

Volumn 139-140, Issue , 2012, Pages 122-135

  Karatson D ^a,b   Telbisz, T ^a   Worner G ^b  

^a EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Central Andes; Climate; DEM morphometry; Stratovolcano erosion; Volcanic geomorphology

Indexed keywords

ARID REGION; DENUDATION; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; EROSION RATE; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL RESPONSE; GLACIATION; MORPHOMETRY; NEOGENE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PALEOCLIMATE; QUATERNARY; RECONSTRUCTION; SHUTTLE RADAR TOPOGRAPHY MISSION; STRATOVOLCANO;

ANDES; CORDILLERA OCCIDENTAL [ANDES];

EID: 84855985110     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2011.10.010     Document Type: Article

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