A spatial simulation experiment to replicate fluvial sediment fluxes within the Magdalena River Basin, Colombia

Journal of Geology

Volumn 118, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 363-379

  Kettner, A J ^a   Restrepo, J D ^a,b   Syvitski, J P M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD EAFIT   (Colombia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT; ESTIMATION METHOD; FLOODPLAIN; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; RIVER BASIN; SIMULATION; SPATIAL VARIATION; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; TERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT;

COLOMBIA; MAGDALENA BASIN;

EID: 77955700843     PISSN: 00221376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/652659     Document Type: Article

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