Sediment sources in a dry-tropical catchment: central Queensland, Australia

IAHS-AISH Publication

Volumn , Issue 325, 2008, Pages 351-358

  Hughes, A O ^a   Olley, J M ^b   Croke, J C ^a   Mckergow, L A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Channel erosion; Fallout radionuclide tracing; Geochemical tracing; Great barrier Reef; Human impact

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL EROSION; FALLOUT RADIONUCLIDE TRACING; GEOCHEMICAL TRACING; GREAT BARRIER REEF; HUMAN IMPACT;

CATCHMENTS; CESIUM; DYNAMICS; EROSION; FALLOUT; LAND USE; LEAD; MANAGERS; RADIOISOTOPES; REEFS; RIVERS; RUNOFF; WATERSHEDS;

SEDIMENTOLOGY;

ARID REGION; BARRIER REEF; CATCHMENT; CHANNEL; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; EROSION; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; LAGOON; LAND USE CHANGE; PROVENANCE; RADIONUCLIDE; RILL; RIVER BED; RIVER DISCHARGE; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; CORAL SEA; GREAT BARRIER REEF; PACIFIC OCEAN; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 62749163113     PISSN: 01447815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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