The role of catastrophic floods in shaping the morphology of river beds in small mountain catchment areas
Mountain streams are subjected to the continuous reshaping of their river beds during floods, with the greatest changes occurring during extreme floods caused by sudden and heavy rainfall. River bed transformations during these flash floods are more severe in forested areas, where wooden logs carrie...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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2017-03-01
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Series: | Forest Research Papers |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1515/frp-2017-0003 |