Evolution and deposits of a gravelly braid bar, Sagavanirktok River, Alaska

Sedimentology

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 415-432

  Lunt, I A ^a   Bridge, J S ^a  

^a BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bar; Braided river; Deposits; Gravel; Radar

Indexed keywords

BAR; BEDFORM; BRAIDED RIVER; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; GRAVEL BED STREAM; RIVER EVOLUTION; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

ALASKA; NORTH AMERICA; NORTH SLOPE; SAGAVANIRKTOK RIVER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 2942560778     PISSN: 00370746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3091.2004.00628.x     Document Type: Article

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