Geomorphological and sedimentological analysis of flash-flood deposits. The case of the 1997 Rivillas flood (Spain)

Geomorphology

Volumn 112, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 1-14

  Ortega, Jose A ^a   Garzón Heydt, Guillermina ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Flash flood deposits; Guadiana River; Hydraulic stability; Sedimentary features classification; Stream channel changes

Indexed keywords

FLASH FLOOD; FLOOD DEPOSIT; FLOODPLAIN; FLUVIAL GEOMORPHOLOGY; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL MAPPING; RIVER DISCHARGE; SEDIMENTOLOGY; STREAM CHANNEL;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GUADIANA RIVER; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 69749115203     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2009.05.004     Document Type: Review

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