The conventional means to record hydrological parameters of aflood often fail to record an
extreme event. Remote sensingtechnology along with geographic information system (GIS) …

Proglacial fluvial sedimentary systems receive water from a variety of sources and have
variable discharges with a range of magnitudes and frequencies. Little attention has been …

This revised and updated edition continues to provide a comprehensive introduction to the
subject, exploring the world's landforms from a broad systems perspective. It covers the …

Channel boundary shear stress and stream power per unit boundary area are very useful
concepts in assessing the role of rare, great floods in producing major geomorphic …

This paper compares hydrologic records and geomorphic effects of several historic floods in
the central Appalachian region of the eastern United States. The most recent of these …

Bedrock fluvial systems which occur in regions of landscape degradation, are commonly
ignored by sedimentologisls. These systems deserve more study because (1) they are …

Abstract The Katherine Gorge is a narrow, deep canyon system developed in resistant
sandstone. The tropical monsoonal climate results in rare flood events of very large …

The 1993 flood on the Upper Mississippi River was a rare, large-magnitude hydrological
event. Field and aerial survey analyses and Landsat 5 Thematic Mapper data were used to …

Along floodplains there occurs an ordered sequence of geomorphic events during floods.
The following sequence occurs for individual flood events:(1) the rise of floodwater and of …

Abstract On October 25th 2011, the Magra River (central–northern Italy) was affected by a
significant flood event with an estimated return interval ranging from 30 to 200 years. This …