Erosion, storage, and transport of sediment in two subbasins of the Rio Puerco, New Mexico

Bulletin of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 124, Issue 5-6, 2012, Pages 817-841

  Gellis, A C ^a   Pavich, M J ^a   Ellwein, A L ^b   Aby, S ^c   Clark, I ^a   Wieczorek, M E ^a   Viger, R ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b WESTERN STATE COLORADO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUDGET CONTROL; EROSION; LITHOLOGY; RIVERS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; VOLCANOES;

CHANNEL EROSION; DENUDATION RATES; FIELD MEASUREMENT; LATE QUATERNARY; SEDIMENT BUDGETS; SEDIMENT SOURCES; SUSPENDED LOADS; TOTAL SEDIMENT LOADS;

SUSPENDED SEDIMENTS;

DEPOSITION; EROSION; GIS; HILLSLOPE; SEDIMENT BUDGET; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENT YIELD;

ARROYO CHAVEZ; NEW MEXICO; PUERCO RIVER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84863511030     PISSN: 00167606     EISSN: 19432674     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/B30392.1     Document Type: Article

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