Assessment of suspended sediment transport in four alpine watersheds (France): Influence of the climatic regime

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 777-792

  Mano, Vincent ^a   Nemery, Julien ^a   Belleudy, Philippe ^a   Poirel, Alain ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE DE GLACIOLOGIE ET GÉOPHYSIQUE DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

Alpine watersheds; High frequency sampling; Mediterranean watersheds; Snowmelt; Suspended sediment transport; Turbidity

Indexed keywords

EROSION; HYSTERESIS; LANDFORMS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTATION; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SNOW MELTING SYSTEMS; STORMS; TURBIDITY;

ALPINE WATERSHEDS; HIGH-FREQUENCY SAMPLING; MEDITERRANEAN WATERSHEDS; SNOWMELT; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

WATERSHEDS;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; DISCHARGE; HYDROMETEOROLOGY; RAINFALL; SAMPLING; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SNOWMELT; SPATIAL VARIATION; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TURBIDITY; WATERSHED;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 61849134862     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.7178     Document Type: Article

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