Long-term bed load transport rate based on aerial-photo and ground penetrating radar surveys of fan-delta growth, Coast Mountains, British Columbia

Geomorphology

Volumn 57, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 169-181

  Pelpola, Channa P ^a   Hickin, Edward J ^b  

^a Jacques Whitford Ltd   (Canada)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bed load transport; Delta progradation; Ground penetrating radar; Sediment yield

Indexed keywords

BEDLOAD; FAN DELTA; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR; MOUNTAIN ENVIRONMENT; PROGRADATION; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENT YIELD;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 1142281065     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-555X(03)00101-6     Document Type: Article

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