The influence of the El Niño Southern Oscillation on suspended sediment load variability in a seasonally humid tropical setting: Pánuco Basin, Mexico

Geografiska Annaler, Series A: Physical Geography

Volumn 85, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 263-275

  Hudson, Paul F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

El Ni o; ENSO; La Ni a; Mexico; Moctezuma; Rio P nuco; Sediment yield and sediment load; Tamuin

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE VARIATION; DRAINAGE BASIN; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; GEOMORPHOLOGY; HYDROLOGICAL REGIME; RUNOFF; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; PANUCO BASIN;

EID: 1642505413     PISSN: 04353676     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0435-3676.2003.00204.x     Document Type: Article

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