Space and time in river bank erosion research: A review

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Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 387-403

  Couper, Pauline R ^a  

^a PLYMOUTH MARJON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hierarchy; River bank erosion; Scale; Space; Space time; Time

Indexed keywords

BANK EROSION; RIVER BANK; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 12144258877     PISSN: 00040894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0004-0894.2004.00239.x     Document Type: Review

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