Suspended sediment dynamics in the Amazon River of Peru

Journal of South American Earth Sciences

Volumn 44, Issue , 2013, Pages 75-84

  Armijos, Elisa ^a   Crave, Alain ^b,c   Vauchel, Philippe ^d   Fraizy, Pascal ^d   Santini, William ^d   Moquet, Jean Sebastien ^e   Arevalo, Nore ^f   Carranza, Jorge ^g   Guyot, Jean Loup ^d  

^a UNIVERSIDADE DO ESTADO DO AMAZONAS   (Brazil)

^b STATION DE RADIOASTRONOMIE DE NANÇAY   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^f UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AGRARIA LA MOLINA   (Peru)

^g Servicio Nacional de Meteorologa e Hidrologa del Peru   (Peru)

Author keywords

Andean piedmont; Andes; Erosion; Hydrology; Sediment transport; Sedimentation

Indexed keywords

DILUTION; EROSION; HYDROLOGY; HYSTERESIS; RIVER DISCHARGE; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENT YIELD; SEDIMENTATION; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT;

AMAZON RIVER; PERU;

ANACARDIUM OCCIDENTALE;

EID: 84877606703     PISSN: 08959811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsames.2012.09.002     Document Type: Article

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