Using morphological adjustments to appraise sediment flux

Journal of Hydrology New Zealand

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 59-80

  Fuller, Ian C ^a   Basher, Les ^b   Marden, Mike ^c   Massey, Chris ^d  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^c Landcare Research Gisborne   (New Zealand)

^d GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENT; CHANNEL MORPHOLOGY; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; GRAVEL; GULLY; RIVER CHANNEL; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

GISBORNE; MOTUEKA RIVER; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND; SOUTH ISLAND; TASMAN; WAIPAOA BASIN;

EID: 82355163422     PISSN: 00221708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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