Geomorphological analysis of the drainage system on the growing Makran accretionary wedge

Geomorphology

Volumn 209, Issue , 2014, Pages 111-132

  Haghipour, Negar ^a   Burg, Jean Pierre ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Channel profile; Differential rock uplift; Erosion modelling; Makran; Subduction rate

Indexed keywords

ACCRETIONARY PRISM; CATCHMENT; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; DRAINAGE; EROSION; GEOMORPHOLOGY; RIVER CHANNEL; SEISMOTECTONICS; SUBDUCTION; UPLIFT;

IRAN; MAKRAN; PAKISTAN;

EID: 84893739415     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2013.11.030     Document Type: Article

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