Reconstructing an extreme flood from boulder transport and rainfall-runoff modelling: Wadi Isla, South Sinai, Egypt

Global and Planetary Change

Volumn 70, Issue 1-4, 2010, Pages 64-75

  Kehew, Alan E ^a   Milewski, Adam ^a   Soliman, Farouk ^b  

^a WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Suez Canal University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

boulder transport; flash floods; palaeoflood; rainfall runoff model; Sinai

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL PLAIN; BOULDER; CANYON; CLAST; DRAINAGE BASIN; FLASH FLOOD; PALEOFLOOD; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING; RECONSTRUCTION; TRIBUTARY;

EGYPT; GULF OF SUEZ; INDIAN OCEAN; RED SEA [INDIAN OCEAN]; SINAI;

EID: 76749161331     PISSN: 09218181     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gloplacha.2009.11.008     Document Type: Article

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