Floodplain development in an engineered setting

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 291-304

  Singer, Michael Bliss ^a,b   Aalto, Rolf ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

210 Pb geochronology; Bypasses; Floodplain sedimentation; Floods; Natural levees

Indexed keywords

210-PB GEOCHRONOLOGY; BYPASS SYSTEMS; BYPASSES; CONTROL STRUCTURE; DIVERSION WEIRS; EROSION/DEPOSITION; EVENT-BASED; FIELD DATA; FLOOD PLAINS; FLOOD-PLAIN DEVELOPMENT; FLOODPLAIN SEDIMENTATION; GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; HIGH RATE; HYDROGRAPH; LATERAL FLOW; LEVEE CONSTRUCTION; LEVEE SYSTEM; NATURAL LABORATORIES; NATURAL LEVEES; PHYSICAL PROCESS; SACRAMENTO RIVER; SEDIMENT ACCUMULATION; SEDIMENT CORE; SEDIMENT DISCHARGE; SEDIMENT REMOVAL; SEDIMENT-ROUTING; SEDIMENTATION PATTERN; SPATIAL PATTERNS;

BANKS (BODIES OF WATER); FLOOD CONTROL; FLOODS; GEOCHRONOLOGY; LEAD; LEAD ALLOYS; LEVEES; SEDIMENTATION; SEDIMENTOLOGY; WEIRS;

RIVERS;

BYPASS; FLOOD CONTROL; FLOOD ROUTING; FLOODPLAIN; LEVEE; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTATION;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; SACRAMENTO BASIN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 66149136015     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: 10969837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/esp.1725     Document Type: Article

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