Tropical rivers

Geomorphology

Volumn 70, Issue 3-4 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 187-206

  Latrubesse, E M ^a   Stevaux, J C ^b   Sinha, R ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF GOIÁS   (Brazil)

^b GUARULHOS UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^c INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR   (India)

Author keywords

Channel patterns; Hydrology; River management; Sediment transport; Tropical rivers

Indexed keywords

FLUVIAL GEOMORPHOLOGY; RIVER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 24644521592     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2005.02.005     Document Type: Article

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