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020 _a9781139165440 (ebook)
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_beng
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050 0 0 _aGB1203.2
_b.S362 2005
082 0 0 _a551.48/3
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100 1 _aSchumm, Stanley Alfred,
_d1927-
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aRiver variability and complexity /
_cStanley A. Schumm.
246 3 _aRiver Variability & Complexity
264 1 _aCambridge :
_bCambridge University Press,
_c2005.
300 _a1 online resource (220 pages) :
_bdigital, PDF file(s).
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
520 _aRivers differ among themselves and through time. An individual river can vary significantly downstream, changing its dimensions and pattern dramatically over a short distance. If hydrology and hydraulics were the primary controls on the morphology and behaviour of large rivers, we would expect long reaches of rivers to maintain characteristic and relatively uniform morphologies. In fact, this is not the case - the variability of large rivers indicates that other important factors are involved. River Variability and Complexity presents an interesting approach to the understanding of river variability. It provides examples of river variability and explains the reasons for them, including fluvial response to human activities. Understanding the mechanisms of variability is important for geomorphologists, geologists, river engineers and sedimentologists as they attempt to interpret ancient fluvial deposits or anticipate river behaviour at different locations and through time. This book provides an excellent background for graduates, researchers and professionals.
650 0 _aRivers.
650 0 _aGeomorphology.
650 0 _aSedimentation and deposition.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_z9780521846714
856 4 0 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139165440
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