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Levees

Levee is a coastal structure belonging to the class of flood defense systems, specifically distinguished by its elongated, elevated embankment design that mitigates inundation by confining and directing water flow along rivers, estuaries, or shorelines.

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18.8K

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1.1K

Authors

484

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2017–2026

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Publications

403

The perfect debris flow? Aggregated results from 28 large‐scale experiments

Richard M. Iverson, Matthew Logan, Richard G. LaHusen et al. · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 2010 · 532 citations

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Growth Patterns of Deep-Sea Fans

William R. Normark · AAPG Bulletin · 1970 · 483 citations

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Sustainable Floodplains Through Large-Scale Reconnection to Rivers

Jeffrey J. Opperman, Gerald E. Galloway, Joseph Fargione et al. · Science · 2009 · 401 citations

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Grain‐size segregation and levee formation in geophysical mass flows

C D Johnson, B. P. Kokelaar, Richard M. Iverson et al. · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 2011 · 368 citations · Full text

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Flood risk perception in lands “protected” by 100-year levees

Jessica Ludy, G. M. Kondolf · Natural Hazards · 2012 · 320 citations

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Authors

1.1K

  1. FA
    Farshad Amini

    Jackson State University, United States

    10 publications · 182 citations

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  2. JV
    James V. Aanstoos

    Mississippi State University, United States

    7 publications · 95 citations

    7

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  3. SA
    Steven A. Hughes

    U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, United States

    6 publications · 194 citations

    6

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  4. ND
    Norman D. Smith

    University of Nebraska–Lincoln, United States

    6 publications · 563 citations

    6

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  5. FV
    Farshid Vahedifard

    Mississippi State University, United States

    6 publications · 235 citations

    6

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Institutions

484

  1. United States Geological Survey

    Reston, United States

    15 h-index

    47 publications

    5K citations

  2. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    11 h-index

    45 publications

    2K citations

  3. U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center

    Vicksburg, United States

    11 h-index

    34 publications

    1.7K citations

  4. Mississippi State University

    Starkville, United States

    11 h-index

    60 publications

    1.4K citations

  5. University of California, Davis

    Davis, United States

    11 h-index

    19 publications

    1.7K citations

  6. United States Army Corps of Engineers

    Washington, United States

    10 h-index

    31 publications

    1.6K citations

  7. The University of Texas at Austin

    Austin, United States

    10 h-index

    21 publications

    725 citations

  8. Jackson State University

    Jackson, United States

    10 h-index

    24 publications

    419 citations

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  2. Journal of Sedimentary Research

    JSR · 13 publications · 761 citations

    13

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  3. Geomorphology

    11 publications · 775 citations

    11

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  4. AAPG Bulletin

    11 publications · 1K citations

    11

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  5. Sedimentology

    10 publications · 827 citations

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