The sources and dispersal of sediment within a large flood plain complex

IAHS-AISH Publication

Volumn , Issue 325, 2008, Pages 52-59

  Thoms, M C ^a   Brennan, S ^a   Franks, S W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Complex systems; Murray darling basin; Sediment dispersal

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; BAYESIAN; CATCHMENT EROSIONS; COMPLEX SYSTEMS; FINE SANDS; FLOOD PLAINS; FLOW CHANNELS; GEOCHEMICAL ELEMENTS; MIXING MODELS; MURRAY DARLING BASIN; RELATIVE CONTRIBUTIONS; SEDIMENT DISPERSAL; SEDIMENT FRACTIONS; SEDIMENT SOURCES; SPATIAL PATTERNS;

CATCHMENTS; CLAY MINERALS; DYNAMICS; EROSION; GEOLOGIC MODELS; LARGE SCALE SYSTEMS; RUNOFF; WATER;

SEDIMENTOLOGY;

CATCHMENT; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; FLOODPLAIN; LOWLAND ENVIRONMENT; PROVENANCE; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; BALONNE VALLEY; MURRAY-DARLING BASIN; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 62749188321     PISSN: 01447815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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