A conceptual model for alpine proglacial river channel evolution under changing climatic conditions

Catena

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 223-242

  Gurnell, A M ^a   Edwards, P J ^b   Petts, G E ^a   Ward, J V ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Climatic condition; Proglacial; River channel

Indexed keywords

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; CHANNEL CHANGE; CLIMATE CHANGE; PROGLACIAL ENVIRONMENT; RIVER CHANNEL;

EID: 0033990893     PISSN: 03418162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0341-8162(99)00069-7     Document Type: Article

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