Sediment transfer and the hydrological cycle of Himalayan rivers in Nepal

Comptes Rendus - Geoscience

Volumn 344, Issue 11-12, 2012, Pages 627-635

  Andermann, Christoff ^a,b,d   Bonnet, Stéphane ^c   Crave, Alain ^a   Davy, Philippe ^a   Longuevergne, Laurent ^a   Gloaguen, Richard ^b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b TU BERGAKADEMIE FREIBERG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Geomorphology; Groundwater; Himalayas; Hydrology; Monsoon; Nepal; Sediment

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DRAINAGE BASIN; GROUNDWATER; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; MOBILIZATION; MONSOON; RIVER BASIN; RIVER DISCHARGE; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT;

HIMALAYAS; NEPAL;

EID: 84870760868     PISSN: 16310713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crte.2012.10.009     Document Type: Article

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