Continent-scale reservoir sedimentation patterns in the United States

IAHS-AISH Publication

Volumn 236, Issue , 1996, Pages 513-522

  Renwick, William H ^a  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; DRAINAGE; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EROSION; LITHOLOGY; RESERVOIRS (WATER); SEDIMENTS;

CLIMATE; HUMAN IMPACT; RESERVOIR SEDIMENTATION; SEDIMENT DELIVERY; SEDIMENT YIELD; TOPOGRAPHY; UNITED STATES;

SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

EID: 3743065939     PISSN: 01447815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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