Spatiotemporal analysis of channel wall erosion in ephemeral torrents using tree roots-An example from the Patagonian Andes

Geology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 247-250

  Stoffel, Markus ^a,b   Casteller, Alejandro ^a,c   Luckman, Brian H ^d   Villalba, Ricardo ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^c INSTITUTO ARGENTINO DE NIVOLOGÍA   (Argentina)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSOLUTE AGES; CHANNEL WALL; FLASH FLOOD; HEADWATER CATCHMENT; NOTHOFAGUS; POSITION OF DAMAGE; PROCESS DYNAMICS; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TREE ROOT;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; DAMAGE DETECTION; FLOODS; FORESTRY; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

EROSION;

CHANNEL MORPHOLOGY; ENTRAINMENT; EROSION RATE; FLASH FLOOD; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL RESPONSE; HEADWATER; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TORRENT;

EROSION; FLOODS; FORESTRY; LIBOCEDRUS; NOTHOFAGUS DOMBEYI; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII; RIVERS; ROOTS; SEDIMENTS;

ANDES; PATAGONIA;

AUSTROCEDRUS CHILENSIS; NOTHOFAGUS DOMBEYI; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII;

EID: 84858139395     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 19432682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G32751.1     Document Type: Article

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