The Nile: Evolution, Quaternary River Environments and Material Fluxes

Jamie C. Woodward, Mark G. Macklin, Michael D. Krom, Martin A.J. Williams

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Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationLarge Rivers
Subtitle of host publicationGeomorphology and Management
PublisherWiley-Blackwell
Pages261-292
Number of pages32
ISBN (Electronic)9780470723722
ISBN (Print)9780470849873
DOIs
StatePublished - 13 Feb 2008
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Climatic and tectonic events
  • Distinctive heavy mineral assemblages
  • Dominant water resource management and flood control strategy
  • Evapotranspiration and infiltration to groundwater
  • Fluvial geomorphology and large-scale valley floor landforms
  • Large scale fluvio-aeolian interactions
  • Major water resource management developments
  • Oceanographic and sedimentation dynamics
  • River valley-floor environments
  • Suspended sediment load

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Earth and Planetary Sciences

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