Lithologic and tectonic controls on bedrock channel form at the northwest Himalayan front

Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface

Volumn 118, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1806-1825

  Allen, George H ^a   Barnes, Jason B ^a   Pavelsky, Tamlin M ^a   Kirby, Eric ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEDROCK; CHANNEL MORPHOLOGY; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; DRAINAGE; ERODIBILITY; LITHOLOGY; RIVER CHANNEL; SATELLITE IMAGERY; TECTONIC SETTING; UPLIFT;

HIMALAYAS;

EID: 84887839542     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699011     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jgrf.20113     Document Type: Article

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