The morphology and hydrology of small spring-dominated channels

Geomorphology

Volumn 102, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 511-521

  Griffiths, Ronald E ^a   Anderson, Diana E ^a   Springer, Abraham E ^a  

^a NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Channel morphology; Spring dominated channel; Wet meadow

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL MORPHOLOGY; DISCHARGE; GRAIN SIZE; HYDROLOGY; ORGANIC MATTER; RUNOFF; VEGETATION COVER; WOODY DEBRIS;

ARIZONA; MOGOLLON PLATEAU; MOGOLLON RIM; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 55049117768     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2008.05.038     Document Type: Article

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