Floodplain sediment disconnectivity at a tributary junction and valley constriction site in the Fitzroy River basin, Queensland, Australia

Geomorphology

Volumn 125, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 293-304

  Thompson, Chris J ^a   Croke, Jacky C ^a   Purvis Smith, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Connectivity; Sediment deposition; Sediment tracing; Valley constriction

Indexed keywords

BACKWATER; CATCHMENT; DEPOSITION; FLOODING; FLOODPLAIN; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT BUDGET; SEDIMENT CORE; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; TOPOGRAPHY; TRIBUTARY;

AUSTRALIA; FITZROY BASIN; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 78649444786     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2010.10.010     Document Type: Article

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