Tectonic geomorphology of marine terraces: Santa Barbara fold belt, California

Bulletin of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 126, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 219-233

  Gurrola, Larry D ^a   Keller, Edward A ^b   Chen, James H ^c   Owen, Lewis A ^d   Spencer, Joel Q ^e  

^a University of California ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^e KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARCOAL; GEOMORPHOLOGY; ISOTOPES; LANDFORMS; LUMINESCENCE; SEA LEVEL;

ACTIVE TECTONICS; LANDSCAPE EVOLUTIONS; LATE PLEISTOCENE; MARINE OXYGEN ISOTOPES; OPTICALLY STIMULATED LUMINESCENCE; SANTA BARBARA CHANNELS; SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA; TECTONIC GEOMORPHOLOGY;

TECTONICS;

FOLD BELT; GEOMORPHOLOGY; TECTONICS; TERRACE; UPLIFT;

CALIFORNIA; SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL; UNITED STATES;

ANTHOZOA; MOLLUSCA;

EID: 84987670086     PISSN: 00167606     EISSN: 19432674     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/B30211.1     Document Type: Article

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