Short- and long-term studies of sediment dynamics in a small humid mountain Mediterranean basin with badlands

Geomorphology

Volumn 196, Issue , 2013, Pages 242-251

  Gallart, F ^a   Perez Gallego N ^a   Latron, J ^a   Catari, G ^a,d   Martinez Carreras N ^b   Nord, G ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND WATER RESEARCH   (Spain)

^b LUXEMBOURG INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Luxembourg)

^c VERIMAG   (France)

^d NATIONAL AUTONOMOUS UNIVERSITY OF HONDURAS   (Honduras)

Author keywords

Badlands; Erosion rates; Mediterranean mountains; Physical weathering; Sediment yield; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; BADLANDS; DENUDATION; EROSION RATE; FLUVIAL GEOMORPHOLOGY; HUMID ENVIRONMENT; NUMERICAL MODEL; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENT YIELD; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; STREAMFLOW; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; WEATHERING;

CATALONIA; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; PYRENEES; SPAIN;

EID: 84879786251     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2012.05.028     Document Type: Article

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