Morphological characterization of cluster microforms

Sedimentology

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 137-153

  Strom, K B ^a,b   Papanicolaou, A N ^a  

^a IA United States   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Armouring; Bedforms; Clusters; Gravel bed rivers; Microforms; Mountain rivers

Indexed keywords

BEDFORM; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CORRELATION; GRAVEL BED STREAM; MICROTOPOGRAPHY; MORPHOLOGY; MOUNTAIN STREAM; PARTICLE SIZE; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

CASCADE RANGE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 38049125194     PISSN: 00370746     EISSN: 13653091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3091.2007.00895.x     Document Type: Article

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