Hillslope asymmetry maps reveal widespread, multi-scale organization

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2012, Pages

  Poulos, Michael J ^a   Pierce, Jennifer L ^a   Flores, Alejandro N ^a   Benner, Shawn G ^a  

^a BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; TECTONICS;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; CALIFORNIA; HILLSLOPE EVOLUTION; HILLSLOPES; IDAHO BATHOLITH; LANDSCAPE EVOLUTIONS; MULTISCALES; NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAINS; PROCESS-DRIVEN; SITE-SPECIFIC; SLOPE ANGLES; SPATIAL ORGANIZATION; SPATIAL PATTERNS; WESTERN UNITED STATES;

LANDFORMS;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; DRAINAGE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GEOMORPHOLOGY; HILLSLOPE; LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION; LATITUDE; MAGNITUDE; MAPPING METHOD; STOCHASTICITY; ASYMMETRY; CORRELATION; SLOPE ANGLE;

CORDILLERA; PARAGUAY; ROCKY MOUNTAINS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84859154819     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012GL051283     Document Type: Article

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