Constraining the stream power law: A novel approach combining a landscape evolution model and an inversion method

Earth Surface Dynamics

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 155-166

  Croissant, T ^a,b   Braun, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENT; DRAINAGE; EROSION RATE; GEOMETRY; LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION; PARAMETERIZATION; POWER LAW; RIVER CHANNEL; STEADY-STATE EQUILIBRIUM; STREAM; TOPOGRAPHY; UPLIFT;

ALPINE FAULT ZONE; NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND; WEST COAST [SOUTH ISLAND]; WHATAROA;

EID: 84921026059     PISSN: 21966311     EISSN: 2196632X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/esurf-2-155-2014     Document Type: Article

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