Environmental controls on the evolution of alluvial fans in Buena Vista Valley, North Central Nevada, during late Quaternary

Auteurs :
RITTER, J.B.
MILLER, J.R.
HUSEK-WULFORST, J.

Description :
This study evaluates the relative influences of the environmental factors on the evolution of alluvial fans in Buena Vista Valley, north-central Nevada. The objectives of this study include : delineating the surficial stratigraphy of the alluvial fan deposits; relating the stratigraphy of alluvial fans to geomorphic features and deposits associated with the climatic and tectonic history of the basin; establishing a temporal framework for the stratigraphy and comparing it to that developed regionally by Hawley and Wilson (1965); and, examining the driving forces of aggradation and entrenchment on alluvial fans in Buena Vista Valley.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Geomorphology (Amsterdam), issn : 0169-555X, 2000, vol. 36, n°. 1-2, p. 63-87, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 81 ref.

Date :
2000

Editeur :
Pays édition : Pays-Bas, Amsterdam, Elsevier