Use of the geochemical record preserved in floodplain deposits to reconstruct recent changes in river basin sediment sources

Geomorphology

Volumn 19, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 151-167

  Collins, A L ^a   Walling, D E ^a   Leeks, G J L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Composite fingerprinting technique; Geochemical record; Overbank floodplain deposits; Sediment sources

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000770561     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0169-555x(96)00044-x     Document Type: Article

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