Comparison of inundation patterns among major South American floodplains

Journal of Geophysical Research D: Atmospheres

Volumn 107, Issue 20, 2002, Pages

  Hamilton, Stephen K ^a   Sippel, Suzanne J ^a,b   Melack, John M ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

1821 Hydrology: Floods; 1860 Hydrology: Runoff and streamflow; 1890 Hydrology: Wetlands; Floodplains; Hydrology; Inundation; Rivers; South America

Indexed keywords

EID: 36448936463     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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