The internal structure of scrolled floodplain deposits based on ground-penetrating radar, North Thompson River, British Columbia

Geomorphology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 17-25

  Leclerc, Rene F ^a,b   Hickin, Edward J ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NORTHWEST HYDRAULIC CONSULTANTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Floodplain sedimentology; Ground penetrating radar; Meandering rivers; Scroll bars

Indexed keywords

FLOOD PLAIN; FLOODPLAIN; GPR; MEANDERING RIVER; SCROLL BAR; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

CANADA, BRITISH COLUMBIA, NORTH THOMPSON RIVER;

EID: 0031434960     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-555X(97)00037-8     Document Type: Article

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