River morphology hierarchical classification (RMHC)

Acta Universitatis Carolinae, Geographica

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 33-45

  Lehotský, Milan ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Classification; Geomorphology; Hierarchy; River

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM; MORPHOLOGY; TAXONOMY;

EID: 27744464371     PISSN: 03005402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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