The negative relief of large river floodplains

Earth-Science Reviews

Volumn 129, Issue , 2014, Pages 1-23

  Lewin, John ^a   Ashworth, Philip J ^b  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Floodplain geomorphology; Large rivers; River floodplain connectivity; Sedimentation; Topography

Indexed keywords

CONNECTIVITY; FLOODPLAIN; FLUVIAL GEOMORPHOLOGY; FLUVIAL PROCESS; RELIEF; SEDIMENTATION; TOPOGRAPHY;

EID: 84890516052     PISSN: 00128252     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.earscirev.2013.10.014     Document Type: Review

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