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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-20-431-2016
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-20-431-2016
Research article
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26 Jan 2016
Research article |  | 26 Jan 2016

An index of floodplain surface complexity

M. W. Scown, M. C. Thoms, and N. R. De Jager

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An index of floodplain surface complexity is developed in this paper and applied to eight floodplains from different geographic settings. Floodplain width and sediment yield were associated with the index or with sub-indicators, whereas hydrology was not. These findings suggest that valley and sediment conditions are important determinants of floodplain surface complexity, and these should complement hydrology as a focus of floodplain research and management.