Regional assessment of the multi-decadal changes in braided riverscapes following large floods (example of 12 reaches in South East of France)

Advances in Geosciences

Volumn 37, Issue , 2014, Pages 57-71

  Belletti, B ^a,c   Dufour, S ^b   Piegay H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ RENNES 2   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEDLOAD; BRAIDED RIVER; CATCHMENT; CHANNEL MORPHOLOGY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FLOOD FREQUENCY; FLOODING; FLUVIAL GEOMORPHOLOGY; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL RESPONSE;

FRANCE; RHONE BASIN;

EID: 84897961149     PISSN: 16807340     EISSN: 16807359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/adgeo-37-57-2014     Document Type: Article

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