Sediment storage in Alpine sedimentary systems - quantification and scaling issues

IAHS-AISH Publication

Volumn , Issue 325, 2008, Pages 258-265

  Otto, J C ^a   Goetz, J ^a   Schrott, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

Author keywords

Large Alpine drainage basins; Scaling issues; Sediment budget; Sediment storage

Indexed keywords

ALPINE CATCHMENTS; CHANGING CLIMATES; COMPLEX SYSTEMS; GLACIAL SEDIMENTS; HIGH-RESOLUTION TECHNIQUES; LARGE ALPINE DRAINAGE BASINS; QUATEMARY; REMOBILISATION; ROUGH ESTIMATIONS; SCALING ISSUES; SEDIMENT AVAILABILITIES; SEDIMENT BUDGET; SEDIMENT DYNAMICS; SEDIMENT FLUXES; SEDIMENT STORAGE; SEDIMENTARY DEPOSITS; SEDIMENTARY SYSTEMS; SIMPLE GEOMETRIES; SPATIAL SCALE; STORAGE VOLUMES; SWISS ALPS; VARIABLE COUPLINGS;

BUDGET CONTROL; CATCHMENTS; DATA STORAGE EQUIPMENT; DRAINAGE; DYNAMICS; EROSION; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GLACIAL GEOLOGY; LANDFORMS; RUNOFF; SEDIMENTS; STORAGE (MATERIALS);

SEDIMENTOLOGY;

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; CATCHMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; DRAINAGE BASIN; ESTIMATION METHOD; GLACIAL DEPOSIT; GLACIATION; LANDFORM EVOLUTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUATERNARY; SEDIMENT BUDGET; STORAGE;

EID: 62749102865     PISSN: 01447815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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