A quantitative analysis for geomorphic indices of longitudinal river profile: A case study of the Choushui river, central Taiwan

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 59, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1549-1558

  Lee, Chun Sheng ^a   Tsai, Louis L ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Central Taiwan; Choushui River; Gradient index (SL); Longitudinal profile Hack's profile; Normalized gradient index (SL k); Slope area relationship

Indexed keywords

GEODYNAMICS; GEOMORPHOLOGY; WATERSHEDS;

CENTRAL TAIWAN; GRADIENT INDEXES; LONGITUDINAL PROFILE; NORMALIZED GRADIENT; SLOPE-AREA RELATIONSHIP;

RIVERS;

GEODYNAMICS; GEOMORPHOLOGY; INDEX METHOD; LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION; LANDSCAPE HISTORY; NUMERICAL MODEL; PLATE MOTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RIVER SYSTEM; TIMESCALE; UPLIFT; WATERSHED;

CHOUSHUI RIVER; TAIWAN;

EID: 77955127283     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-009-0140-3     Document Type: Article

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