The geomorphological characteristics of the Mekong River in northern Cambodia: A mixed bedrock-alluvial multi-channel network

Geomorphology

Volumn 147-148, Issue , 2012, Pages 2-17

  Meshkova, Liubov V ^a   Carling, Paul A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bedrock channels; Mekong; Multi channel network; Riparian vegetation; River islands; Tectonic control

Indexed keywords

BEDROCK; CHANNEL MORPHOLOGY; EROSION; GEOMORPHOLOGY; LITHOLOGY; PALEOCHANNEL; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; RIVER CHANNEL; TECTONICS;

CAMBODIA; MEKONG RIVER;

EID: 84857630098     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2011.06.041     Document Type: Article

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