Estimation of suspended sediment loads and delivery in an incised upland headwater catchment, south-eastern Australia

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 22, Issue 16, 2008, Pages 3135-3148

  Smith, Hugh G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Channel sediment storage; Seasonal variability; Sediment delivery; Sediment load; Upland catchment

Indexed keywords

LANDFORMS; RIVERS; RUNOFF; SEDIMENTATION; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

CHANNEL SEDIMENT STORAGE; EASTERN AUSTRALIA; GULLY EROSION; HEADWATER CATCHMENTS; LOWLAND RIVERS; SEASONAL VARIABILITY; SEDIMENT DELIVERY; SEDIMENT LOAD; SEDIMENT LOADS; SEDIMENT SUPPLY; SEDIMENT TRANSFERS; SUB CATCHMENTS; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT LOADS; SUSPENDED SEDIMENTS; UPLAND CATCHMENT;

CATCHMENTS;

CATCHMENT; ESTIMATION METHOD; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; GULLY EROSION; HEADWATER; REMOBILIZATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENT YIELD; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

EID: 49249132565     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.6898     Document Type: Article

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