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Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 435-455

The Mekong River: Morphology, Evolution, Management

Author keywords

Basic and ultrabasic rocks; Cross channel rock protrusions; Intense erosion and sediment transfer; Lozenge shaped rock cored islands; Near straight and anastomosed channels; Of levee bound tidal channels and backswamps; Scour pools and rock protrusions; Short term discharge peaks; Socially just and environmentally sound; Topographical highs or boulder piles

Indexed keywords

CROSS-CHANNEL ROCK PROTRUSIONS; LOZENGE-SHAPED ROCK-CORED ISLANDS; NEAR-STRAIGHT AND ANASTOMOSED CHANNELS; SEDIMENT TRANSFERS; SHORT TERM; TIDAL CHANNEL; ULTRABASIC ROCKS;

EID: 78651354858     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470723722.ch20     Document Type: Chapter
Times cited : (12)

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