Episodic discharge of coarse sediment in a mountain torrent

IAHS-AISH Publication

Volumn , Issue 306, 2006, Pages 64-71

  Johnson, Richard ^a   Warburton, Jeff ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Mountain torrent; Rainfall extremes; Sediment yield; UK

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); RAIN; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENT TRAPS; SEDIMENTS; STREAM FLOW;

MOUNTAIN TORRENT; RAINFALL EXTREMES; SEDIMENT FLUXES; SEDIMENT YIELD;

SEDIMENTOLOGY;

ANALYTICAL METHOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISCHARGE; MOUNTAIN REGION; RAINFALL; RAINGAUGE; SEDIMENT PROPERTY; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENT TRAP; STREAMFLOW; TORRENT; WATER FLOW;

CUMBRIA; ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; LAKE DISTRICT; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33748414898     PISSN: 01447815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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