Crustal uplift in the Alps: why the drai
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Fritz Schlunegger; Matthias Hinderer
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Article
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2001
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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The Alpine drainage system comprises two large orogenβparallel drainage basins in the core of the Alps (the Rhone and Rhine valleys), and smaller orogenβnormal orientated systems. Discharge of the large rivers is β5β10 higher than that of the small ones. In addition, the courses of the Rhone and Rhi