Sediment Transfer in Upland Environments

Geomorphological Processes and Landscape Change: Britain In The Last 1000 Years

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 190-214

  Higgitt, David L ^a   Warburton, Jeff ^a   Evans, Martin G ^b  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Enhanced processes; Radiometric techniques; Recreational pressures; Upland slope processes; Water related processes

Indexed keywords

RADIOMETRIC TECHNIQUES; SEDIMENT TRANSFERS; SLOPE PROCESS;

EID: 84948984581     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470712832.ch7     Document Type: Chapter

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