Log-jams and avulsions in the San Antonio River Delta, Texas

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 936-950

  Phillips, Jonathan D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Avulsion; Channel evolution; Delta; Large woody debris; San Antonio River

Indexed keywords

AVULSION; CHANNEL EVOLUTION; DELTA; LARGE WOODY DEBRIS; SAN ANTONIO;

DEBRIS; RIVERS; TECTONICS;

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT; AVULSION; CHANNEL FLOW; DEPOSITION; FLOW PATTERN; GIS; HOLOCENE; PALEOCHANNEL; SEDIMENTATION; TRIBUTARY;

SAN ANTONIO BASIN; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

ULMUS;

EID: 84863325789     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: 10969837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/esp.3209     Document Type: Article

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