Natural versus anthropic causes in variations of sand export from river basins: An example from the Guadiana river mouth (Southwestern Iberia)

Polish Geological Institute Special Papers

Volumn 11, Issue , 2004, Pages 95-102

  Dias, Joao M Alveirinho ^a   Gonzalez, Ramon ^b   Ferreira, Óscar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Anthropic influence; Estuarine sand bodies; Floods; Guadiana River; NAO; Sediment transport

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; FLOODING; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; RIVER BASIN; SAND; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GUADIANA RIVER; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 3242729551     PISSN: 15079791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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