Quantitative technique for assessing the geomorphic thresholds for floodplain instability and braiding in the semi-arid environment

Natural Hazards

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 145-160

  Dust, David W ^a   Wohl, Ellen E ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Braiding; Floodplain instability; Geomorphic thresholds; Logistic regression; Reach morphology

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL FAN; BRAIDED RIVER; FLOODPLAIN; FLUVIAL GEOMORPHOLOGY; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL RESPONSE; HAZARD MANAGEMENT; LOGISTICS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEMIARID REGION; STREAMFLOW;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77958007842     PISSN: 0921030X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11069-010-9553-2     Document Type: Article

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