The role of sediment transport and sediment supply in the evolution of river channel and floodplain complexity

Chikei/Transactions, Japanese Geomorphological Union

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 155-170

  Dunne, Thomas ^a   Constantine, José A ^b   Singer, Michael B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bank erosion; Channel migration; Oxbow lakes; Point bar

Indexed keywords

BANK EROSION; CHANNEL FLOW; DRAINAGE BASIN; FLOODPLAIN; LITHOLOGY; OXBOW LAKE; RIVER CHANNEL; RIVER EVOLUTION; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTATION RATE; TOPOGRAPHY; VEGETATION COVER; VULNERABILITY;

EID: 77952693252     PISSN: 03891755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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