The recent history of hydro-geomorphological processes in the upper Hangbu river system, Anhui Province, China

Geomorphology

Volumn 106, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 363-375

  Dai, Xuerong ^a   Dearing, J A ^b   Yu, Lizhong ^a   Zhang, Weiguo ^a   Shi, Yuxin ^a   Zhang, Furui ^a   Gu, Chengjun ^a   Boyle, J F ^b   Coulthard, T J ^c   Foster, G C ^b  

^a EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Climate change; Dabie Mountains; Erosion; Flooding; Human impacts; Monsoon

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CLIMATE CHANGE; FLOODING; FLUVIAL GEOMORPHOLOGY; LAND USE CHANGE; RIVER SYSTEM; SOIL EROSION;

ANHUI; ASIA; CHINA; DABIE MOUNTAINS; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 62949123329     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2008.11.016     Document Type: Article

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