DEM analyses and morphotectonic interpretation: The Plio-Quaternary evolution of the eastern Ligurian Alps, Italy

Geomorphology

Volumn 149-150, Issue , 2012, Pages 27-40

  Ferraris, Francesca ^a   Firpo, Marco ^a   Pazzaglia, Frank J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

DEM analysis; Ligurian Alps; River longitudinal profile; Tectonic geomorphology

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE MARGIN; BATHYMETRY; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; DRAINAGE NETWORK; ESCARPMENT; FAULT ZONE; FOOTWALL; GEOMORPHOLOGY; HILLSLOPE; LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION; NORMAL FAULT; QUATERNARY; RELIEF; RIVER; SEISMICITY; TECTONICS; UPLIFT;

ALPS; APENNINES; ITALY; LIGURIAN ALPS; WESTERN ALPS;

EID: 84857788986     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2012.01.009     Document Type: Article

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