Dynamics of storm-driven suspended sediments in a headwater catchment described by multivariable modeling

Journal of Soils and Sediments

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 620-635

  Onderka, Milan ^a,b   Krein, Andreas ^a   Wrede, Sebastian ^a,c   Martínez Carreras, Núria ^a   Hoffmann, Lucien ^a  

^a LUXEMBOURG INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Luxembourg)

^b INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (Slovakia)

^c DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Antecedent hydro meteorological conditions; Huewelerbach catchment; M5 model trees; Storm event; Suspended sediments; Thresholds

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISCHARGE; HEADWATER; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RUNOFF; STORM; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; THRESHOLD;

BELGIUM; LUXEMBOURG [BELGIUM];

EID: 84859482275     PISSN: 14390108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11368-012-0480-6     Document Type: Article

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