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100 1 _aKnighton, David.
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245 1 0 _aFluvial forms and processes: a new perspective /
_cDavid Knighton.
250 _aRev. and update ed.
260 _aLondon ;
_aNew York :
_bArnold,
_cc1998.
300 _axv, 383 p. :
_bill. ;
_c24 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [336]-376 and index.
505 _aChapter-I: Introduction Chapter 2 Drainage networks -- Network analysis -- Hillslope processes -- Channel initiation -- Network evolution -- Hillslopes, networks and channels Chapter 3 Catchment processes -- Catchment hydrology -- Catchment denudation Chapter 4 Fluvial processes -- Mechanics of flow -- Thresholds of erosion -- Sediment transport Sediment deposition Chapter 5 Adjustment of channel form -- Characteristics of adjustment -- Cross-sectional form -- Bed configuration -- Channel pattern -- Channel gradient and the longitudinal profile Chapter 6 Channel changes through time -- Evidence of change -- Causes of change -- Philosophies of change -- The effects of floods -- Fluvial response to climatic change -- Channel change and human activity
650 0 _aWatersheds.
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650 0 _aRiver channels.
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650 0 _aRivers.
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