An International Journal of

Pure and Applied Geomorphology

Editors-in-Chief Book Review Editor K. Hori, Nagoya

R.A. Marston, Kansas State University D.R. Butler Dept. of Geography, Texas State University, R. Inkpen, Portsmouth
Department of Geography 601 University Drive, ELA 120-B, L.A. James, Columbia, SC
118 Seaton Hall San Marcos, TX 78666-4616, USA V.S. Kale, Poona-Pune
Manhattan KS 66506-2904, U.S.A. E-mail:db25@txstate.edu J. Kalvoda, Prague
Phone: +1 785 532 6727. E.A. Keller, Santa Barbara, CA
Fax: +1 785 532 7310. P. Kench, Auckland
E-mail: rmarston@ksu.edu Editorial Board
F. Ahnert, Cambridge R.B. Kheir, Fanar
D. Alexander, London G. Komatsu, Pescara
T. Oguchi, Center for Spatial Information Science,
A.C.W. Baas, London O. Korup, Davos
The University of Tokyo,
V.R. Baker, Tucson, AZ J.B. Laronne, Israel
5-1- 5, Kasahiwanoha, Kashiwa
277-8568 Chiba, Japan. B.O. Bauer, Kelowna, BC N. Lancaster, Reno, NV
E-mail: oguchi@csis.u-tokyo.ac.jp M.P. Bishop, Omaha, NE E.M. Latrubesse, Austin, TX
G. Bocco, Morelia, Mexico S. Lecce, Greenville, NC
A. Plater, Department of Geography, University of G.A. Botha, Pietermaritzburg F. Lehmkuhl, Aachen
Liverpool, Roxby Building, J.E. Bullard, Loughborough A.E. Mather, Plymouth
P.O. Box 147, Liverpool L69 3BX, U.K. T.N. Caine, Boulder, CO H. Mitasova, NC
Phone: +44 151 794 2843. K. Chang, Taoyuan F. Nakamura, Sapporo
Fax: +44 151 794 2866. Z. Chen, Shanghai J.D. Orford, Belfast
E-mail: gg07@liverpool.ac.uk J.A. Clayton, Atlanta, GA G.B. Pasternack, Davis, CA
P. Cunha, Coimbra J.D. Pelletier, Tucson, AZ
J.M. Daniels, Denver, CO J. Phillips, Lexington, KY
Senior Editors Responsible for
M.D. Daniels, Manhattan, KS H. Piegay, Lyon
Special Issues
J.D. Vitek (Americas), F. Dramis, Largo L. San Murialdo 1, Rome D. Sack, Athens, OH
Texas A&M University A. Dykes, Kingston upon Thames L. Schrott, Salzburg
Department of Geology and Geophysics M. Fonstad, Eugene, OR P.G. Silva, Avila
College Station, TX, USA K. Fryirs, Australia M. Soldati, Modena
E-mail: jvitek@tamu.edu M.A. Fullen, Wolverhampton M. Stoffel, Bern
R. Giardino, College Station, TX M. Stokes, Plymouth
A.M. Harvey (Rest of the World), D. Goossens, Leuven M. Thorp, Dublin
University of Liverpool, U.K., C. Gomez, Christchurch, New Zealand J. Vandenberghe, Amsterdam
E-mail: amharvey@liverpool.ac.uk A. Gupta, Wollongong, Australia B. Whalley, Belfast, Northern Ireland
F. Gutierrez, Zaragoza G.R. Whittecar, Norfolk, VA
F. Guzzetti, Perugia E. Wohl, Fort Collins, CO
J. Hooke, Liverpool X. Yang, Beijing

Scope
Geomorphology publishes peer-reviewed works across the full spectrum of the discipline from fundamental theory and science to applied
research of relevance to sustainable management of the environment. Our journal’s scope includes geomorphic themes of: tectonics and regional
structure; glacial processes and landforms; fluvial sequences, Quaternary environmental change and dating; fluvial processes and landforms;
mass movement, slopes and periglacial processes; hillslopes and soil erosion; weathering, karst and soils; aeolian processes and landforms, coastal
dunes and arid environments; coastal and marine processes, estuaries and lakes; modelling, theoretical and quantitative geomorphology; DEM, GIS
and remote sensing methods and applications; hazards, applied and planetary geomorphology; and volcanics.
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