Tectonic controls on the evolution of the Clutha River catchment, New Zealand

New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 345-359

  Craw, Dave ^a   Upton, Phaedra ^b   Walcott, Rachel ^c   Burridge, Chris ^d   Waters, Jonathon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Geomorphology; Numerical model; Otago schist; River capture; Structure; Tectonic

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENT; CRETACEOUS; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL RESPONSE; NEOTECTONICS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PLIOCENE; PROVENANCE; RHEOLOGY; RIVER DISCHARGE; STRUCTURAL CONTROL; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC SETTING; UPLIFT;

CLUTHA RIVER; NEW ZEALAND; OTAGO; SOUTH ISLAND;

EID: 84871597534     PISSN: 00288306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288306.2012.709184     Document Type: Article

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