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| Mulder, T; Savoye, Bruno; Syvitski, Jpm; Parize, O. |
| The Var River is 120 km long upon entry into the western Mediterranean Sea and drains a 2820 km(2) basin (Fig. 1). A steep submarine canyon connects directly to the river mouth (Fig. 2). The submarine canyon is sinuous and shows typical badland features such as high slopes resulting from erosion (Fig. 3). The average water discharge 152-53 m(3) s(-1); Fig. 4) can be multiplied by tens during spring or fall ''flash floods'', when suspended sediment concentration can reach many tells of kg m(-3). The rating coefficient b corresponding to instantaneous discharges is 1.534 (Eq. (1) and Fig. 5, curve 1), according to data published by Laurent (1971), but might be larger if suspended sediment concentration related to floods occurring after a dry period (Fig. 5,... |
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| Ano: 1997 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00093/20421/18088.pdf |
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