Recent human impacts and change in dynamics and morphology of ephemeral rivers

Ephemeral streams induce flash-flood events, which cause dramatic morphological changes and impacts on population, mainly because they are intermittent and less predictable. Human pressures on the basin modify load and discharge relationships, inducing dormant instability on the fluvial system that...

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Main Authors: J. A. Ortega, L. Razola, G. Garzón
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2014-03-01
Series:Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
Online Access:http://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/14/713/2014/nhess-14-713-2014.pdf