River sediments

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences

Volumn 370, Issue 1966, 2012, Pages 2093-2122

  Williams, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alluvial history; Nile basin; River metamorphosis; Suspension load; Traction load

Indexed keywords

RIVERS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SOLAR RADIATION;

CLIMATIC EVENTS; EARTH'S ORBIT; EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; FLOOD PLAINS; HUMAN IMPACT; NILE BASIN; RIVER BASINS; RIVER SEDIMENTS; SOLAR INSOLATION; SOLAR IRRADIANCES; SUMMER MONSOON; TRACTION LOAD;

SEDIMENTS;

EID: 84859892821     PISSN: 1364503X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsta.2011.0504     Document Type: Article

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