Geomorphological analysis of the morphometric characteristics that determine the volume of sediment yield of Wadi Al-Arja, South Jordan

Journal of Geographical Sciences

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 457-474

  Abu Salim, Ali Hamdi ^a  

^a AL HUSSEIN BIN TALAL UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Jordan; morphometric characteristics: hypsometric integral; sediment yield; Wadi Al Arja

Indexed keywords

EID: 84896539734     PISSN: 1009637X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11442-014-1100-8     Document Type: Article

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