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Tools in fluvial geomorphology /



xvii, 541 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm. - (Advancing river restoration and management ) Includes index. Content notes : Section I: Background
1. Tools in fluvial geomorphology: problem statement and recent practice --
Section II: The Temporal Framework: Dating and Assessing Geomorphological Trends
2 Surficial geological tools in fluvial geomorphology 15 Robert B. Jacobson, Jim E. O Connor and Takashi Oguchi --
3 Archaeology and human artefacts --
4 Using historical data in fluvial geomorphology --
Section III: The Spatial Framework: Emphasizing Spatial Structure and Nested Character of Fluvial Forms
5 System approaches in fluvial geomorphology --
6 Analysis of aerial photography and other remotely sensed data for fluvial geomorphology and river science --
7 Geomorphic classification of rivers and streams --
8 Modelling catchment processes --
Section IV: Chemical, Physical and Biological Evidence: Dating, Emphasizing Spatial Structure and Fluvial Processes
9 Using environmental radionuclides, mineral magnetism and sediment geochemistry for tracing and dating fine fluvial sediments --
10 Vegetation as a tool in the interpretation of fluvial geomorphic processes and landforms --
Section V: Analysis of Processes and Forms: Water and Sediment Interactions
11 Channel form and adjustment: characterization, measurement, interpretation and analysis --
12 Flow measurement and characterization --
13 Measuring bed sediment --
14 Coarse particle tracing in fluvial geomorphology 306 Marwan A. Hassan and Andre G. Roy --
15 Sediment transport --
16 Sediment budgets as an organizing framework in fluvial geomorphology --
Section VI: Discriminating, Simulating and Modelling Processes and Trends
17 Models in fluvial geomorphology --
18 Modelling flow, sediment transport and morphodynamics in rivers 412 Jonathan M. Nelson, Richard R. McDonald, Yasuyuki Shimizu, Ichiro Kimura, Mohamed Nabi and Kazutake Asahi --
19 Modelling fluvial morphodynamics 442 James E. Pizzuto --
20 Experimental studies and practical challenges in fluvial geomorphology --
21 Statistics and fluvial geomorphology --
Section VII: Conclusion: Applying the Tools
22 Integrating geomorphological tools to address practical problems in river management and restoration. Geomorphology - Instruments. Piegay, Herve,

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