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Title Dryland rivers : hydrology and geomorphology of semi-arid channels / edited by L.J. Bull and M.J. Kirkby
Published Chichester : Wiley, 2002

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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.
River channels -- Mediterranean Region.
Author Kirkby, M. J.
Bull, L. J. (Louise J.)
LC no. 2001045410
ISBN 0471491233 :
Other Titles Hydrology and geomorphology of semi-arid channels