Specific suspended sediment yields of the andean rivers of chile and their relationship to climate, slope and vegetation;Flux spécifiques de sédiments en suspension des rivières Andines du Chili et leur corrélation avec le climat, la pente et la végétation

Hydrological Sciences Journal

Volumn 55, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1190-1205

  Pepin, E ^a   Carretier, S ^a,d,e   Guyot, J L ^a,b   Escobar, F ^c  

^a OBSERVATOIRE MIDI PYRÉNÉES   (France)

^b IRD   (Brazil)

^c DGA Direccion General de Aguas   (Chile)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^e IRD   (Chile)

Author keywords

Andes; Chile; Erosion; Suspended sediment yield; Water discharge

Indexed keywords

ANDES; ANNUAL RUNOFF; CHILE; EROSION PROCESS; MOUNTAIN RANGES; PATAGONIA; SEDIMENT YIELDS; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; VEGETATION COVER; VEGETATION INDEX; WATER DISCHARGE; WATER DISCHARGES; WINTER PRECIPITATION;

CATCHMENTS; EROSION; LANDFORMS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; VEGETATION;

RUNOFF;

CATCHMENT; CLIMATE; CORRELATION; EROSION RATE; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; MOUNTAIN STREAM; RIVER DISCHARGE; RUNOFF; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENT YIELD; SLOPE; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; THRESHOLD; VEGETATION;

ANDES; CHILE;

EID: 78650439772     PISSN: 02626667     EISSN: 21503435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02626667.2010.512868     Document Type: Article

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