Crossing the divide: Representation of channels and processes in reduced-complexity river models at reach and landscape scales

Geomorphology

Volumn 90, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 318-339

  Nicholas, A P ^a   Quine, T A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Environmental change; Landscape; Reduced complexity model; River

Indexed keywords

CELLULAR AUTOMATON; CHANNEL MORPHOLOGY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; LANDSCAPE; RIVER CHANNEL; RIVER ENGINEERING;

EID: 34548174723     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2006.10.026     Document Type: Article

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