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Recognition criteria, characteristics and implications of the fluvial to marine transition zone in ancient deltaic deposits (Lajas Formation, Argentina)
(Wiley Blackwell Publishing, Inc, 2016-12)
The seaward end of modern rivers is characterized by the interactions of marine and fluvial processes, a tract known as the fluvial to marine transition zone, which varies between systems due to the relative strength of ...
FLUVIAL PROCESSES IN ATTACHMENT BARS IN THE UPPER PARANA RIVER, BRAZIL
(Uniao Geomorfologia Brasileira, 2017-07-01)
Bars are semi-submerged fluvial forms associated with the availability of sediments and a temporal dynamic, whose dimensions are controlled by the flow and depth of the channel. Attachment bars are very common in large ...
Avulsive rivers in the hydrology of the pantanal wetland
(2016-01-01)
This chapter presents and discusses the avulsive nature of the Pantanal rivers and shows how the ever-changing drainage network influences the surface hydrology and ecology. Besides, the systemic portrait here outlined ...
Compartimentação geomorfológica e processos deposicionais no megaleque fluvial do rio São Lourenço, Pantanal mato-grossense
(2012-12-01)
The Pantanal wetland is an extensive depositional tract characterized by the presence of fluvial megafans, from which that of the Taquari River is the most extensive and well known. Located on the northern border of the ...
ENHANCEMENT AND INTEGRATION OF OPTICAL SATELLITE IMAGES WITH SRTM DATA FOR MAPPING AND STUDY OF LARGE FLUVIAL PLAINS: EXAMPLES IN THE BRAZILIAN PANTANAL
(Uniao Geomorfologia Brasileira, 2015-01-01)
Studies concerning the physiography and function of fluvial systems have increased both Worldwide and in the large Brazilian fluvial systems. These areas are difficult to study due to problems concerning accessibility and ...
High-resolution compositional analysis of a fluvial-fan succession: The Miocene infill of the Cacheuta Basin (central Argentinian foreland)
(Elsevier Science, 2017-12)
The Miocene infill of the Cacheuta Basin (central Argentinian foreland) comprises the Mariño and La Pilona formations, which record continental sedimentation related to the major phases of uplift of the Andean chain around ...
The igapó of the Negro River in central Amazonia: Linking late-successional inundation forest with fluvial geomorphology
(2013-10-01)
Despite important progress on Amazonian floodplain research, the flooded forest of the Negro River igapó has been little investigated. In particular, no study has previously focused the linkage between fluvial geomorphology ...
Dinâmica fluvial e urbanização na bacia do Ribeirão Itapetinga município de Atibaia - SP: subsídios para o ensino de Geografia
(Universidade Federal de São CarlosUFSCarPrograma de Pós-graduação em Sustentabilidade na Gestão Ambiental (Campus SOROCABA)Câmpus Sorocaba, 2016-08-04)
Understanding the social and environmental processes occurring in a watershed, and creating educational strategies to facilitate the mediation of knowledge related to the environment of contextualized way emerge as a ...