Carbon and suspended sediment transport in an impounded alpine river (Isère, France)

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 27, Issue 17, 2013, Pages 2498-2508

  Némery, Julien ^a   Mano, Vincent ^a   Coynel, Alexandra ^b   Etcheber, Henri ^b   Moatar, Florentina ^c   Meybeck, Michel ^d   Belleudy, Philippe ^a   Poirel, Alain ^e  

^a UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ BORDEAUX 1   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE TOURS   (France)

^d SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^e EDF R AND D   (France)

Author keywords

Alpine river; Carbon; Hydraulic flush; Total suspended sediment; Turbidimetry

Indexed keywords

ALPINE RIVERS; ERODIBILITY; FRENCH ALPS; HIGH-FREQUENCY MONITORING; HYDRAULIC FLUSHES; NATURAL FLOOD; TOTAL SUSPENDED SEDIMENTS; TURBIDIMETRY;

CARBON; FLOODS; ORGANIC CARBON; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SUSPENDED SEDIMENTS; WATERSHEDS;

RIVERS;

CARBON; DAM; FLOOD; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; HYDRAULICS; IMPOUNDMENT; RIVER BED; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; TURBIDITY; WATER STORAGE; WATERSHED;

FRANCE; ISERE RIVER; RHONE-ALPES;

EID: 84880643570     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.9387     Document Type: Article

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