Improving precision in sediment source and erosion process distinction in an upland catchment, south-eastern Australia

Catena

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 191-203

  Smith, H G ^a   Dragovich, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Channel bank erosion; Erosion processes; Fallout radionuclides; Sediment sources

Indexed keywords

BANK EROSION; CATCHMENT; FALLOUT; FINE GRAINED SEDIMENT; GULLY; HEADWATER; HILLSLOPE; RIVER BANK; SEDIMENT BUDGET; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SOURCE ROCK; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; UPLAND REGION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 35348958295     PISSN: 03418162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2007.05.013     Document Type: Article

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