The characteristics of overbank deposits associated with a major flood event in the catchment of the River Ouse, Yorkshire, UK

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Volumn 31, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 53-75

  Walling, D E ^a   Owens, P N ^a   Leeks, G J L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

137Cs; Floodplain; Organic carbon; Overbank deposits; River Ouse; Sediment texture

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031446466     PISSN: 03418162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0341-8162(97)00034-9     Document Type: Article

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