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Research article
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26 Jan 2016
Research article |
| 26 Jan 2016
An index of floodplain surface complexity
M. W. Scown
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Riverine Landscapes Research Laboratory, University of New
England, Armidale, Australia
M. C. Thoms
Riverine Landscapes Research Laboratory, University of New
England, Armidale, Australia
N. R. De Jager
Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, United States
Geological Survey, La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA
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Short summary
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.
An index of floodplain surface complexity is developed in this paper and applied to eight...
