Sediment movement and knickpoint behavior in a small piedmont drainage basin

Auteur :
WOLMAN, M. G.

Description :
In the Piedmond of Maryland, USA, channel processes appear to be both episodic in time and to occur spatially in steps. Sand in patches and gravel (50 mm) move roughly 5 to 7 times per year, and boulders (300-600 mm) move perhaps once every year or two. A headcut in saprolite was observed to retreat over a distance of 18.2 m in 3 years.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Geografiska annaler. Series A. Physical geography, issn : 0435-3676, 1987, vol. 69, n°. 1, p. 5-14, Références bibliographiques : 4 réf.

Date :
1987

Editeur :
Pays édition : Suede, Stockholm, Svenska sällskapet för antropologi och geografi