Valley downcutting in the Ardennes (W Europe): Interplay between technically triggered regressive erosion and climatic cyclicity

Geologie en Mijnbouw/Netherlands Journal of Geosciences

Volumn 91, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 79-90

  Demoulin, A ^a,b   Beckers, A ^a   Rixhon, G ^c   Braucher, R ^d   Bourles, D ^d   Siame, L ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b FNRS   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^d CEREGE   (France)

Author keywords

Ardennes; Fluvial cyclicity; Fluvial theory; Incision model river incision; Knickpoint propagation

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE EFFECT; CLIMATE VARIATION; CYCLICITY; EROSION RATE; FLUVIAL GEOMORPHOLOGY; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL RESPONSE; HEADWATER; INCISED VALLEY; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOHYDROLOGY; QUATERNARY; REGRESSION; RIVER TERRACE; TECTONIC SETTING;

ARDENNES [WESTERN EUROPE];

EID: 84867542404     PISSN: 00167746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0016774600001517     Document Type: Article

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