Sediment accumulation determined with210Pb geochronology for Strickland River flood plains, Papua New Guinea

IAHS-AISH Publication

Volumn , Issue 291, 2005, Pages 303-309

  Aalto, Rolf ^a   Dietrich, William ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Flood plains; Lead 210; Papua New Guinea; Sediment accumulation; Strickland and Fly Rivers

Indexed keywords

FLOODS; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GRAVEL; LEAD; RIVERS; SAND; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SOILS;

FLOOD PLAINS; LEAD-210; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; SEDIMENT ACCUMULATION; STRICKLAND AND FLY RIVERS;

SEDIMENTS;

ACCUMULATION RATE; FLOODPLAIN; RIVER DISCHARGE; SEDIMENTATION;

FLY RIVER; MELANESIA; OCEANIC REGIONS; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; WORLD;

EID: 17044423301     PISSN: 01447815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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