Sediment and Water Discharge Assessment on Santiago and Pánuco Rivers (Central Mexico): The Importance of Topographic and Climatic Factors

Geografiska Annaler, Series A: Physical Geography

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 171-183

  Muñoz Salinas, Esperanza ^a   Castillo, Miguel ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Central Mexico; Climate; El Ni o Southern Oscillation; P nuco River; River gradient; Santiago River; Sediment and water discharge; Tectonic control

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE MARGIN; CLIMATE EFFECT; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; LA NINA; RAINFALL; RIVER DISCHARGE; RIVER FLOW; SEDIMENT CORE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; PACIFIC OCEAN; PANUCO BASIN;

EID: 84878640443     PISSN: 04353676     EISSN: 14680459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/geoa.12007     Document Type: Article

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