Temporal distribution of suspended sediment transport in a Mediterranean basin: The Lower Tordera (NE SPAIN)

Geomorphology

Volumn 79, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 58-71

  Rovira, Albert ^a   Batalla, Ramon J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Hysteresis; Mediterranean river; Sediment exhaustion; Suspended load

Indexed keywords

BASEFLOW; RIVER DISCHARGE; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SUSPENDED LOAD; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION;

CATALONIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN; TORDERA RIVER;

EID: 33747034421     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2005.09.016     Document Type: Article

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