Quantifying sources of suspended sediment in three size fractions

Journal of Soils and Sediments

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 2086-2100

  Haddadchi, Arman ^a   Olley, Jon ^a   Pietsch, Timothy ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Geochemical tracers; Sediment fingerprinting; Size fraction; South east Queensland; Suspended sediment

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENT; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; PARTICLE SIZE; RIVER DISCHARGE; SEDIMENT PROPERTY; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; STREAMFLOW; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; TRACER;

AUSTRALIA; CONDAMINE RIVER; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 84941417927     PISSN: 14390108     EISSN: 16147480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11368-015-1196-1     Document Type: Article

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