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A test of classification and regionalisation of Danish watercourses |
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| Authors: | Sebastian H Mernild MSc & PhD Bent Hasholt |
| Institution: | 1. Institute of Geography, University of Copenhagen , ?ster Voldgade 10, DK-1350 , Copenhagen K , Denmark E-mail: sm@geogr.ku.dk;2. Institute of Geography, University of Copenhagen , ?ster Voldgade 10, DK-1350 , Copenhagen K , Denmark E-mail: bh@geogr.ku.dk |
| Abstract: | A classification of watercourses proposed by Hasholt 1999 has been tested in Denmark using data from detailed field investigations from 42 watercourses and their surrounding area. Three types of landscapes are included: the moraine landscape from the Weichselian glaciation, the moraine landscape from the Saalian glaciation and the outwash plains. The performance of the classification in separating types of watercourses is discussed and modifications are suggested. |
| Keywords: | Hydrology geomorphology catchment characteristic Danish watercourses classification of streams and biology (DVFI-index) |