The stratigraphy, mode of deposition and age of inset flood plains on the Barwon-Darling River, Australia

IAHS-AISH Publication

Volumn , Issue 288, 2004, Pages 316-325

  Thoms, M C ^a   Olley, J M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dryland rivers; Inset flood plains; Sediment storage

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; ECOLOGY; EROSION; FLOODS; LANDFORMS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTS; STORAGE (MATERIALS); WATER WAVE EFFECTS;

DRYLAND RIVERS; INSET FLOOD PLAINS; SEDIMENT STORAGE;

RIVERS;

BEDFORM; EPHEMERAL STREAM; FLOODPLAIN; SEDIMENTATION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; BARWON RIVER; DARLING RIVER; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

VICTORIA;

EID: 4043147853     PISSN: 01447815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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