River basin sediment flux assessments

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1587-1596

  Delmas, M ^a,b   Cerdan, O ^a   Cheviron, B ^c   Mouchel, J M ^b  

^a BRGM   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE   (France)

^c UMR LISAH   (France)

Author keywords

Load estimation; Sediment rating curve; Suspended sediment

Indexed keywords

AVERAGING METHOD; CALCULATION METHODS; DAILY DISCHARGE; DATA SETS; DISCHARGE TIME; FLOW VARIATIONS; HYDROGRAPHS; LOAD ESTIMATION; ONE-EQUATION; Q-VALUES; RATING CURVE; RATIO ESTIMATORS; RIVER BASINS; SEDIMENT CONCENTRATION; SEDIMENT FLUX; SEDIMENT LOADS; SEDIMENT RATING CURVE; TEMPORAL FLOW; US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; CURVE FITTING; ESTIMATION; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; RATING; RIVERS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS; TIME SERIES; WATERSHEDS;

SUSPENDED SEDIMENTS;

ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT; RATING CURVE; RIVER BASIN; RIVER DISCHARGE; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT;

EID: 79955527102     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.7920     Document Type: Article

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