Development of topographic asymmetry: Insights from dated cinder cones in the western United States

Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface

Volumn 119, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1725-1750

  McGuire, Luke A ^a   Pelletier, Jon D ^a   Roering, Joshua J ^b  

^a The University of Arizona   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

cinder cone; hillslope asymmetry; landscape evolution; numerical model

Indexed keywords

ASYMMETRY; CINDER CONE; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; GEOMORPHOLOGY; HILLSLOPE; LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; TOPOGRAPHY; VEGETATION COVER; VOLCANIC LANDFORM;

ARIZONA; CALIFORNIA; OREGON; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84921939260     PISSN: 21699003     EISSN: 21699011     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2014JF003081     Document Type: Article

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