An integrated approach for investigating geomorphic response to extreme events: Methodological framework and application to the October 2011 flood in the Magra River catchment, Italy

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 835-846

  Rinaldi, Massimo ^a   Amponsah, William ^b   Benvenuti, Marco ^a   Borga, Marco ^c   Comiti, Francesco ^d   Lucía, Ana ^d   Marchi, Lorenzo ^b   Nardi, Laura ^a   Righini, Margherita ^c   Surian, Nicola ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^d FREE UNIVERSITY OF BOZEN BOLZANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Channel changes; Depositional units; Flood response and impact; Sediment sources; Wood transport

Indexed keywords

BANKS (BODIES OF WATER); BUDGET CONTROL; CATCHMENTS; DEPOSITION; LANDSLIDES; REMOTE SENSING; RIVERS; RUNOFF;

CHANNEL CHANGE; DEPOSITIONAL UNITS; FLOOD RESPONSE; SEDIMENT SOURCES; WOOD TRANSPORTS;

FLOODS;

EXTREME EVENT; FLOOD; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL RESPONSE; INTEGRATED APPROACH; RIVER CHANNEL; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

ITALY; MAGRA RIVER; MASSA-CARRARA; TUSCANY;

EID: 84969404278     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: 10969837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/esp.3902     Document Type: Article

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