Climatically controlled river terrace staircases: A worldwide Quaternary phenomenon

A comparison of fluvial terrace sequences from around the world, based on data collected as part of International Geoscience Programme (IGCP) Project No. 449, has revealed significant patterns. River terraces provide important records of uplift, which is essential for their formation, and of landsca...

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Published in:	Geomorphology (Amsterdam) Vol. 98; no. 3; pp. 285 - 315
Main Authors:	Bridgland, David, Westaway, Rob
Format:	Journal Article Conference Proceeding
Language:	English
Published:	Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 15-06-2008 Elsevier
Subjects:	Climatic fluctuation Climatic geomorphology Crustal provinces Earth sciences Earth, ocean, space Exact sciences and technology Fluvial incision Freshwater Geomorphology, landform evolution Marine and continental quaternary River terrace Surficial geology Uplift Middle East South America Turkey United States Asia Southern Africa Colorado Africa South Africa Australia Paraguay Syria Europe, Rhine R USA, Colorado British Isles, England, Thames R South America, Amazon R Climatic fluctuation Crustal provinces Fluvial incision Climatic geomorphology River terrace Uplift tributaries Australasia North America paleoclimate drill cores fluvial erosion middle Pleistocene terraces Cenozoic fluvial features landscapes rivers Quaternary IGCP climate upper Pleistocene uplifts Phanerozoic valleys landform evolution Pleistocene climatic controls
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