Floods
Hydrological, Sedimentological and Geomorphological Implications
Wiley (Publisher)
Published on 24. May 1989
Book
Hardback
304 pages
978-0-471-92164-6 (ISBN)
Description
This book is based upon papers presented at the BGRG symposium held in 1987 at the University of Lancaster. The topics covered include the latest developments in describing flood flow generation, interpretation of flood sediments, reconstruction of flood magnitude and other aspects of floods, as well as an assessment of the effects of floods within the framework of longer term landform evolution. The contributors were from a range of disciplines, but had a common interest in the dynamics of fluvial floods and their effect on the landscape. The volume will be of use to hydrologists, hydraulic engineers, geomorphologists and sedimentologists.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Chichester
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
84 line drawings, 21 half-tones, tables
Dimensions
Height: 55 mm
Width: 35 mm
Weight
620 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-471-92164-6 (9780471921646)
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Content
The hydrological, sedimentological and geomorphological implication of floods - an overview, P.Carling and K.Beven; storm run-off generation in small catchments in relation to the flood response of large basins, T.P.Burt; flood wave attenuation due to channel and flood plain storage and effects on flood frequency, D.R.Archer; physically-based hydrological models for flood computations, S.Ambrus et al; flood frequency and urban-induced channel change, C.R.Roberts; hydraulics of flood channels, D.R.Knight; flow-competence evaluations of the hydraulic parameters of floods - an assessment of the technique, P.D.Komar; floods and flood sediments at river confluences, I.Reid et al; flood effectiveness in river basins - progress in Britain in a decade of drought, M.Newson; magnitude and frequency of palaeofloods, V.R.Baker; the use of soil information in the assessment of the incidence and magnitude of historic flood events in upland Britain, R.F.Smith and J.Boardman; the Yellow River flash flood of June 1986, P.Coxon et al; river channel planform changes in the upper River Dee catchment Aberdeenshire over the last 200 years, L.McEwen; sedimentology and palaeohydrology of holocene flood deposits in front of a Jokulhaup glacier, South Ireland, J.Maizels; flood deposits present within the Severn main terrace, M.Dawson; floods in fluvial geomorphology, J.Lewin.