The historical and palaeoflood record of Katherine river, northern Australia: Evaluating the likelihood of extreme discharge events in the context of the 1998 flood

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 19, Issue 20, 2005, Pages 4107-4120

  Sandercock, Peter ^a   Wyrwoll, Karl Heinz ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Katherine River; Palaeoflood; Slackwater deposits

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; CHANNEL FLOW; CLIMATOLOGY; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); FLOOD CONTROL; HYDROLOGY; RAIN; STREAM FLOW;

BEDROCK-CONFINED CHANNEL; CATCHMENT GAUGING STATIONS; FLOOD PEAKS; PALEOFLOOD; SLACKWATER DEPOSITS;

RIVERS;

CATCHMENTS; CHANNEL FLOW; CLIMATOLOGY; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); FLOOD CONTROL; HYDROLOGY; RAIN; RIVERS; STREAM FLOW;

EXTREME EVENT; FLOOD DAMAGE; HISTORICAL RECORD; PALEOFLOOD; RIVER DISCHARGE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; KATHERINE; NORTHERN TERRITORY;

EID: 30744465303     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.5875     Document Type: Article

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