Sediment export from French rivers to the sea

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 754-762

  Delmas, Magalie ^a,b,c   Cerdan, Olivier ^a   Cheviron, Bruno ^a   Mouchel, Jean Marie ^b   Eyrolle, Frederique ^d  

^a BRGM   (France)

^b Info Sols Unit   (France)

^c SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^d INSTITUT DE RADIOPROTECTION ET DE SÛRETÉ NUCLÉAIRE IRSN   (France)

Author keywords

French river basins; Sediment budget; Sediment exports to sea; Suspended sediment fluxes

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; CONTINENTAL AREA; DAILY DISCHARGE; DENUDATION RATES; DRAINAGE AREA; LONG-TERM MEASUREMENTS; LOWLAND RIVERS; MOUNTAINOUS AREA; RATING CURVE; RELATIVE CONTRIBUTION; RIVER BASINS; SEDIMENT BUDGETS; SEDIMENT CONCENTRATION; SEDIMENT DISCHARGE; SEDIMENT FLUX; SEDIMENT LOADS; SEDIMENT PRODUCTION; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT FLUX; TEMPERATE CLIMATE; TEMPORAL RESOLUTION;

CLIMATOLOGY; ESTIMATION; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; RIVERS; SEDIMENTATION; SEDIMENTOLOGY; WATERSHEDS;

SEDIMENTS;

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; DATABASE; DENUDATION; DRAINAGE BASIN; ESTIMATION METHOD; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; RIVER BASIN; SEDIMENT BUDGET; TYPOLOGY;

EID: 84861958510     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: 10969837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/esp.3219     Document Type: Article

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