Model study of the relationship between sediment yield and river basin area

Auteurs :
BIRKINSHAW, S.J.
BATHURST, J.C.

Description :
The SHETRAN physically based, spatially distributed model is used to investigate the scaling relationship linking specific sediment yield to river basin area, for two contrasting topographies of upland and more homogeneous terrain and as a function of sediment source, land use and rainfall distribution. The sediment yield/basin area relationship can be inverse or direct, depending on basin characteristics. There still remains, therefore, considerable scope for defining a universal scaling law for sediment yield.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Earth surface processes and landforms, issn : 0197-9337, 2006, vol. 31, n°. 6, p. 750-761, nombre de pages : 12, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 25 ref.

Date :
2006

Editeur :
Pays édition : Royaume-Uni, Chichester, Wiley