The contribution of mountains to global denudation

Geology

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 527-530

  Larsen, Isaac J ^a   Montgomery, David R ^a   Greenberg, Harvey M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; EROSION; GEOCHEMISTRY; SEDIMENTS;

CHEMICAL DENUDATION; DENUDATION RATES; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; GLOBAL CLIMATES; POSITIVE CORRELATIONS; SEDIMENT STORAGE; SLOPING TERRAINS; TERRESTRIAL SURFACE;

LANDFORMS;

CATCHMENT; DENUDATION; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; FLUX MEASUREMENT; MOUNTAIN; SEDIMENT BUDGET; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENT YIELD; SLOPE DYNAMICS; TERRAIN;

EID: 84902175136     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 19432682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G35136.1     Document Type: Article

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