Timing and patterns of basin infilling as documented in Lake Powell during a drought

Geology

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 843-846

  Pratson, Lincoln ^a   Hughes Clarke, John ^b   Anderson, Mark ^c   Gerber, Thomas ^a,g   Twichell, David ^d   Ferrari, Ronald ^e   Nittrouer, Charles ^f   Beaudoin, Jonathan ^b   Granet, Jesse ^c   Crockett, John ^f,h  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^c NATIONAL PARK SERVICE   (United States)

^d U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^e U S BUREAU OF RECLAMATION   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^g CHEVRON ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

^h SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARIZONA; BATHYMETRIC SURVEY; GRAVITY FLOWS; INFILLING; LAKE POWELL; LEVEL CHANGE; RIVER DISCHARGE; RIVER INPUT; ROCKFALLS; SEDIMENT ACCUMULATION; TOTAL MASS; WESTERN UNITED STATES;

BATHYMETRY; DROUGHT; HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYS; LAKES; RIVERS; ROCK BURSTS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; TIME MEASUREMENT;

RESERVOIRS (WATER);

ACCUMULATION RATE; BASIN FILL; DELTA; DEPOSITION; DROUGHT; EROSION; INFILL; LAKE LEVEL; RESERVOIR; RIVER DISCHARGE; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; WATER LEVEL;

LAKE POWELL; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 69649096486     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 00917613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G24733A.1     Document Type: Article

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