HR: 16:30h
AN: H24D-03    [Abstracts]
TI: Stream Complexity in an Undisturbed Watershed of the Amazon Basin
AU: * Muttiah, R S
EM: r.muttiah@tcu.edu
AF: Texas Christian University, Dept. Geology 2950 West Bowie Street , Fort Worth, TX 76129 United States
AU: Khanal, S
EM: s.khanal@tcu.edu
AF: Texas Christian University, Dept. Geology 2950 West Bowie Street , Fort Worth, TX 76129 United States
AU: Janovec, J P
EM: jjanovec@brit.org
AF: Botanical Research Institute of Texas (BRIT), 509 Pecan Street, Fort Worth, TX 76102-4060 United States
AB: The Madre De Dios watershed (drainage area 42,530 km2) which is in the headwater region of the Amazon basin is located in southeastern Peru. The watershed is in nearly pristine conditions with minimal human disturbance. The study area affords a rich research environment in which natural hydrologic processes under heavy rainfall can be studied. The streams in the basin were Strahler ordered, and complexity of catchments (sub-watersheds) were characterized. Implication of catchment complexity on delineating physiographic features will also be presented.
DE: 1804 Catchment
DE: 1824 Geomorphology: general (1625)
DE: 1839 Hydrologic scaling
DE: 1856 River channels (0483, 0744)
DE: 1860 Streamflow
SC: Hydrology [H]
MN: Fall Meeting 2005