Linking channel hydrology with riparian wetland accretion in tidal rivers

Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface

Volumn 119, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 28-44

  Ensign, Scott H ^a,b   Noe, Gregory B ^a   Hupp, Cliff R ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b Aquatic Analysis and Consulting LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

sediment accretion; tidal freshwater forested wetland; tidal freshwater marsh; tidal freshwater river; tidal freshwater wetland; tidal morphodynamics

Indexed keywords

ACCRETION; CHANNEL HYDRAULICS; COASTAL MORPHOLOGY; COASTAL PLAIN; FLOW VELOCITY; MORPHODYNAMICS; RIPARIAN ZONE; RIVER CHANNEL; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; WETLAND;

MARYLAND; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84895795158     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699011     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2013JF002737     Document Type: Article

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