Sediment connectivity: A framework for understanding sediment transfer at multiple scales

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 177-188

  Bracken, Louise J ^a   Turnbull, Laura ^a   Wainwright, John ^a   Bogaart, Patrick ^b  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Frequency magnitude; Hydrological connectivity; Landscape form; Sediment connectivity; Sediment travel distance

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; EROSION; RUNOFF;

CONCEPTUAL MODEL; EROSION PREDICTIONS; EVOLUTION MODELS; FREQUENCY-MAGNITUDE; HYDROLOGICAL CONNECTIVITY; MAGNITUDE RESPONSE; SEDIMENT TRANSFERS; TRAVEL DISTANCE;

SEDIMENTS;

CATCHMENT; ENTRAINMENT; EROSION; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; FREQUENCY-MAGNITUDE DISTRIBUTION; LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

EID: 84921608182     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: 10969837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/esp.3635     Document Type: Article

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