Changes in the fine sediment dynamics of the Ouse and Tweed basins in the UK over the last 100-150 years

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 17, Issue 16, 2003, Pages 3245-3269

  Walling, D E ^a   Owens, P N ^a   Foster, I D L ^b   Lees, J A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b Faculty of Engineering and Computing   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Environmental change; Floodplain sediments; Lake sediments; LOIS; Overbank sedimentation rates; Sediment cores; Sediment sources; Sediment yields

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; EROSION; LAKES; LAND USE; RIVERS; SEDIMENTATION; SEDIMENTS; SOILS;

AFFORESTATION; LAND MANAGEMENT;

HYDROLOGY;

ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; FLOODPLAIN; RIVER BASIN; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT CORE; SEDIMENT YIELD; SEDIMENTATION RATE;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0344256453     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.1385     Document Type: Article

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