Lifespan of mountain ranges scaled by feedbacks between landsliding and erosion by rivers

Nature

Volumn 498, Issue 7455, 2013, Pages 475-478

  Egholm, David L ^a   Knudsen, Mads F ^a   Sandiford, Mike ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEDROCK; LANDSLIDE; MOUNTAIN REGION; RIVER BED; RIVER SYSTEM; SIMULATION; TECTONICS;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GEOGRAPHY; GEOMORPHOLOGY; LANDSLIDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIVER; SEDIMENT; SIMULATION; SOIL EROSION; STREAM (RIVER);

EID: 84879647912     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature12218     Document Type: Article

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