Variability of the particle size of suspended sediment during highly concentrated flood events in a small mountainous catchment

Journal of Soils and Sediments

Volumn 12, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1549-1558

  Grangeon, Thomas ^a   Legout, Cédric ^a   Esteves, Michel ^a   Gratiot, Nicolas ^a   Navratil, Oldrich ^b  

^a UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^b Cemagref   (France)

Author keywords

Aggregates size; Flocs; Headwater mountainous catchment; Laboratory measurements; Laser diffraction; Soil erosion

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATE SIZE; CATCHMENT; COASTAL ZONE; DISCHARGE; FLOOD; HEADWATER; HILLSLOPE; MOUNTAIN ENVIRONMENT; PARTICLE SIZE; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SOIL EROSION; STREAMWATER; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT;

EID: 84869497217     PISSN: 14390108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11368-012-0562-5     Document Type: Article

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