The sediment stratigraphy of a flood event: An example from the Sabie River, South Africa

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• 作者：Jasper Knight^a ; ^{Jasper.knight@wits.ac.za} ; Mary Evans^b
• 关键词：Flood sediments ; Wood debris ; Grain size analysis ; Fluvial geomorphology ; South Africa ; Semi-arid climate
• 刊名：CATENA
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：April 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：151
• 期：Complete
• 页码：87-97
• 全文大小：3218 K
• 卷排序：151

文摘

Recent floods on the Sabie River left diagnostic sediment signatures. Flood sediment stratigraphy is described for the first time. Both rising and waning flows are captured in the stratigraphy. An extensive organic layer represents final flood stages. This flood stratigraphy may be typical of semi-arid rivers.