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Grand Canyon studies: using ocean-research techniques to study a river system

http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/grandcan/

Brief review of studies with sidescan sonar on sediment in the Grand Canyon as part of research on the changes brought about by the Glen Canyon Dam and the results gathered from a 1996-controlled flood experiment with links to related information.

by Western Region Coastal & Marine Geology Program (Sponsor)
Related topics:
Controlled flooding, River reaches, Sediment transport, Side-scan sonar methods
Hydrologic units
Grand Canyon

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