Numerical modeling of spatially-variable precipitation and passive margin escarpment evolution

Geomorphology

Volumn 207, Issue , 2014, Pages 203-212

  Colberg, J S ^a   Anders, A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Erosion; Landscape evolution; Passive margin escarpment; Precipitation

Indexed keywords

ELEVATION; EROSION RATE; ESCARPMENT; LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PASSIVE MARGIN; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; SPATIAL VARIATION; WATER EROSION; WEATHERING;

EID: 84893728499     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2013.11.006     Document Type: Article

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