The morphodynamics of deltas and their distributary channels

River, Coastal and Estuarine Morphodynamics: RCEM 2005 - Proceedings of the 4th IAHR Symposium on River, Coastal and Estuarine Morphodynamics

Volumn 1, Issue , 2006, Pages 143-150

  Syvitski, James P M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL WIDTHS; DELTA PLAIN; DISTRIBUTARY CHANNELS; GLOBAL PARAMETERS; LOG-NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; MORPHODYNAMICS; OCEAN ENERGY; SATELLITE IMAGES; SEDIMENT CONCENTRATION; SEDIMENT DISCHARGE; SEDIMENT LOADS; SEDIMENT RETENTION; SEDIMENT SUPPLY; TIDAL RANGES; WATER DISCHARGES;

ESTUARIES; MORPHOLOGY; RIVERS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; TIDES;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS;

EID: 50849131618     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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