Bank erosion and channel width change in a tropical catchment

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 33, Issue 14, 2008, Pages 2174-2200

  Bartley, Rebecca ^a   Keen, Rex J ^a   Hawdon, Aaron A ^a   Hairsine, Peter B ^a   Disher, Mark G ^a   Kinsey Henderson, A E ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Bank erosion; Meander migration; Modelling; Tropical Queensland

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; BANK EROSION; CATCHMENT SEDIMENT BUDGET; CROSS-SECTION SURVEYS; DISCHARGE ESTIMATE; MEANDER MIGRATION; QUEENSLAND; RIPARIAN VEGETATION;

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY; BUDGET CONTROL; CATCHMENTS; MODELS; RUNOFF; TROPICS; VEGETATION;

EROSION;

EID: 78650892713     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: 10969837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/esp.1678     Document Type: Article

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