Decoupling of erosion and precipitation in the Himalayas

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ErosionGeologyStream powerPrecipitationTectonicsSedimentCrestGeomorphologyChannel (broadcasting)LandformHydrology (agriculture)Soil scienceSeismologyGeotechnical engineering

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Year: 2003
Type: article
Volume: 426
Issue: 6967
Pages: 652-655
Citations: 575
Access: Closed

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                                    Douglas W. Burbank, 
                                
                                    Ann E. Blythe, 
                                
                                    Jaakko Putkonen
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2003). 
                            Decoupling of erosion and precipitation in the Himalayas. 
                            Nature
                            , 426
                            (6967)
                            , 652-655.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/nature02187
                        

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DOI: 10.1038/nature02187