Character of channel planform change and meander development: Luangwa River, Zambia

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 421-436

  Gilvear, David ^a   Winterbottom, Sandra ^a   Sichingabula, Henry ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA   (Zambia)

Author keywords

Avulsion; Channel change; Concave bank bench; Planform

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL HYDRAULICS; FLUVIAL GEOMORPHOLOGY; MEANDER;

ZAMBIA;

EID: 0034094743     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9837(200004)25:4<421::AID-ESP65>3.0.CO;2-Q     Document Type: Article

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