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... valley floor moves down relative to the surrounding margins , or , conversely , the margins move up relative to the floor . Differences in the elevations of valley floors and surrounding mountains or plateaus range from only several ...
... valley floor moves down relative to the surrounding margins , or , conversely , the margins move up relative to the floor . Differences in the elevations of valley floors and surrounding mountains or plateaus range from only several ...
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Suppl. Formation of deep U - shaped valleys Network of ancient stream valleys Possible explana- tions for cross - axial ... Valley initiation on the Hawaiian volcanoes thus de- pends on rainfall and infiltration capacity . When runoff ...
Suppl. Formation of deep U - shaped valleys Network of ancient stream valleys Possible explana- tions for cross - axial ... Valley initiation on the Hawaiian volcanoes thus de- pends on rainfall and infiltration capacity . When runoff ...
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... Valley in southeastern California ( Figure 27 ) . On the west- ern side of the valley , very long fans extend eastward from L.K. Lustig - E.B . Inc. Figure 27 : Alluvial fan at the mouth of Copper Canyon , Death Valley , California , an ...
... Valley in southeastern California ( Figure 27 ) . On the west- ern side of the valley , very long fans extend eastward from L.K. Lustig - E.B . Inc. Figure 27 : Alluvial fan at the mouth of Copper Canyon , Death Valley , California , an ...
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