Spatial and temporal variations in the erosion threshold of fine riverbed sediments

Journal of Soils and Sediments

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1174-1188

  Grabowski, Robert C ^a   Wharton, Geraldene ^a   Davies, Grieg R ^a   Droppo, Ian G ^b  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Erodibility; Erosion threshold; Fine grained sediment; Scour; Sediment properties; Sediment transport

Indexed keywords

ACCUMULATION; CATCHMENT; CHALK; CHANNEL CHANGE; COHESIVE SEDIMENT; DEPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ERODIBILITY; EROSION RATE; FIELD SURVEY; FINE GRAINED SEDIMENT; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; GIS; GROUNDWATER ABSTRACTION; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; LAND USE CHANGE; LOWLAND ENVIRONMENT; PARTICLE SIZE; PROVENANCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RIVER BED; SCOUR; SEDIMENT BUDGET; SEDIMENT CORE; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SPATIAL VARIATION; STREAM; TEMPORAL VARIATION; WATER RESOURCE;

DORSET [ENGLAND]; ENGLAND; FROME BASIN; PIDDLE BASIN; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84864091340     PISSN: 14390108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11368-012-0534-9     Document Type: Article

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