Wandering braided river channel pattern developed under quasi-equilibrium: An example from the Hanjiang River, China

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 181, Issue 1-4, 1996, Pages 85-103

  Xu, Jiongxin ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); EROSION; MINERALOGY; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

BANK EROSION; MIDCHANNEL BARS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT EQUILIBRIUM; THALWEG; WANDERING BRAIDED RIVER CHANNEL PATTERN;

RIVERS;

CHANNELS; RIVERS;

BRAIDED RIVER; CHANNEL PATTERN; FORMATION; RIVER CHANNEL;

CHINA, FUJIAN PROVINCE, HANJIANG RIVER;

EID: 0030159290     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0022-1694(95)02910-9     Document Type: Article

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