Spatial and temporal evolution of an avulsion on the Taquari river distributive fluvial system from satellite image analysis

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 81, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 630-640

  Buehler, Holly A ^a   Weissmann, Gary S ^a   Scuderi, Louis A ^a   Hartley, Adrian J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BELTS; DEPOSITS; EMBANKMENTS; FLOODS; LEVEES; SATELLITE IMAGERY; TIME SERIES;

DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; DEPOSITIONAL SYSTEM; MORPHOLOGICAL CHANGES; RAPID SEDIMENTATION; SATELLITE IMAGE ANALYSIS; SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL VARIATION; TAQUARI RIVER , BRAZIL; VERTICAL DIMENSIONS;

IMAGE ANALYSIS;

AVULSION; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; FLUVIAL GEOMORPHOLOGY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LANDSAT; RIVER CHANNEL; SATELLITE IMAGERY; TEMPORAL EVOLUTION;

BRAZIL; MATO GROSSO DO SUL; TAQUARI RIVER;

EID: 84861575665     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2110/jsr.2011.040     Document Type: Article

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