Equilibrium and nonequilibrium conditions in dryland rivers

Physical Geography

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 183-211

  Tooth, Stephen ^a   Nanson, Gerald C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Central Australia; Dryland rivers; Equilibrium; Floods; Nonequilibrium

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL CHANGE; EQUILIBRIUM; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL RESPONSE; RIVER CHANNEL; RIVER FLOW;

AUSTRALIA;

RIPARIA;

EID: 0034464415     PISSN: 02723646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02723646.2000.10642705     Document Type: Article

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