Sedimentary record of tectonic and climatic erosional perturbations in an experimental coupled catchment-fan system

Basin Research

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 198-212

  Rohais, Sébastien ^a   Bonnet, Stéphane ^b   Eschard, Rémi ^a  

^a IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL FAN; CATCHMENT; CLIMATE EFFECT; EROSION; GEOLOGICAL RECORD; RAINFALL; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTATION; SEDIMENTOLOGY; TECTONICS; TOPOGRAPHY; UPLIFT;

EID: 84857755623     PISSN: 0950091X     EISSN: 13652117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2117.2011.00520.x     Document Type: Article

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