Analysis of terrestrial hyperconcentrated flows and their deposits

International Association of Sedimentologists Special Publications

Volumn , Issue 32, 2002, Pages 167-193

  Benvenuti, M ^a   Martini, I P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEDLOAD; FACIES ANALYSIS; FLOOD DEPOSIT; GEOMORPHOLOGY; HYPERCONCENTRATED FLOW; SUSPENDED LOAD; TURBULENCE;

EID: 1942539022     PISSN: 00370746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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