A geomorphic classification of ephemeral channels in a mountainous, arid region, southwestern Arizona, USA

Geomorphology

Volumn 221, Issue , 2014, Pages 164-175

  Sutfin, Nicholas A ^a   Shaw, Jeremy ^a   Wohl, Ellen E ^a   Cooper, David ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Arid region; Braided channel; Channel geometry; Desert stream; Ephemeral channel; Stream classification

Indexed keywords

ARID REGION; BRAIDED RIVER; CHANNEL MORPHOLOGY; EPHEMERAL STREAM; HEADWATER; HYDRAULICS; HYDROLOGY; MOUNTAIN REGION; PIEDMONT; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

ARIZONA; SONORAN DESERT; UNITED STATES;

YUMA;

EID: 84903478759     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2014.06.005     Document Type: Article

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