Spatial discontinuity and temporal evolution of channel morphology along a mixed bedrock-alluvial river, upper DrÔme River, southeast France: Contingent responses to external and internal controls

Geomorphology

Volumn 205, Issue , 2014, Pages 5-16

  Toone, J ^a   Rice, S P ^a   Piegay H ^b  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

Bedrock alluvial; Contingent response; Discontinuity; Dr me river; Geomorphic zonation; Sediment connectivity

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL FAN; BEDROCK; CHANNEL MORPHOLOGY; DISCONTINUITY; FLOODPLAIN; RIVER CHANNEL; TEMPORAL EVOLUTION;

DROME; DROME RIVER; FRANCE; RHONE-ALPES;

EID: 84887623926     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2012.05.033     Document Type: Article

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