Description |
x, 388 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Part I An Overview of Dryland Rivers -- Dryland River Characteristics and Concepts (L.J. Bull and M.J. Kirkby) -- A Global Perspective on Dryland Rivers: Perceptions, Misconceptions and Distinctions (G.C. Nanson et al) -- Part II Process in Dryland Catchments -- Runoff Generation in Semi-Arid Areas (K. Beven) -- Sediment Dynamics of Ephemeral Channels (I. Reid) -- Modelling Event-Based Fluxes in Ephemeral Streams (J. Shannon et al) -- Morpho-Dynamics of Ephemeral Streams (J. Hooke and J. Mant) -- The Relationship between Alluvial Fans and Fan Channels with Mediterranean Mountain Fluvial Systems (A.M. Harvey) -- Part III Channel Network Expansion -- Gully Erosion in Dryland Environments (J. Poesen et al) -- Channel Heads and Channel Extension (L.J. Bull and M.J. Kirkby) -- Badland Systems in the Mediterranean (F. Gallart et al) -- Part IV Flooding in Ephemeral Channels -- Floods: Magnitude and Frequency in Ephemeral Streams of the Spanish Mediterranean Region (F. Lopez-Bermudez et al) -- Synoptic Conditions Producing Extreme Rainfall Events along the Mediterranean Coast of the Iberian Peninsula (F. Alonso-Sarria et al) -- Index |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Subject |
Arid regions -- Mediterranean Region.
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River channels -- Mediterranean Region.
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Author |
Kirkby, M. J.
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Bull, L. J. (Louise J.)
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LC no. |
2001045410 |
ISBN |
0471491233 : |
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