Fan and playa areas in southern California and adjacent parts of Nevada

Auteurs :
JANSSON, P.
JACOBSON, D.
HOOKE, R. L.

Description :
In bolsons in the desert regions of southern California and adjacent parts of Nevada, the area underlain by alluvial fan gravels and playa sediments is generally ∼ 1-2 times the area being eroded to produce those sediments. In certain larger basins in the vicinity of Death Valley, however, the depositional area is only about half the size of the erosional area. This reflects the more active tectonic environment in these bolsons.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Earth surface processes and landforms, issn : 0197-9337, 1993, vol. 18, n°. 2, p. 109-119, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 16 réf.

Date :
1993

Editeur :
Pays édition : Royaume-Uni, Chichester, Wiley