The variability of large alluvial rivers
1995; Wiley; Volume: 76; Issue: 42 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1029/95eo00262
ISSN2324-9250
Autores Tópico(s)Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes
ResumoDo you know of a major river with tremendous suspended sediment loads that drains the center of a nation and serves as the drainage divide between two smaller rivers? Where do seasonal trade winds blow flood‐deposited sands upstream onto a river's floodplains and in‐channel bars, later to be retransferred downstream? Can you name a major nonbedrock river whose 23 significant meanders have been cut off? This same river has been buried in debris from a major volcanic eruption, has annual sediment yields of 3,100 tons per square kilometer, and is absolutely stable in planform. Give up? If you are bewildered, don't miss The Variability of Large Alluvial Rivers. This wonderful book answers these and other integral questions about nineteen major rivers on five continents.
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