Experimental simulation of channel incision into a cohesive substrate at varying gradients

Geology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 295-298

  Wohl, Ellen ^a   Ikeda, Hiroshi ^b  

^a Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOLOGY;

CONSTANT GRADIENTS; CROSS SECTIONAL AREA; EQUILIBRIUM STATE; EROSION AND DEPOSITION; EXPERIMENTAL SIMULATIONS; HOMOGENEOUS SUBSTRATES; SEDIMENT DISCHARGE; SHALLOW CHANNELS; DOWN STREAM; FINE SAND;

EROSION;

ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT; BEDROCK; BENTONITE; DEPOSITION; EROSION; SIMULATION; SUBSTRATE; BEDFORM; CHANNEL INCISION; COHESIVE SUBSTRATE; FLUME; GRADIENT;

EID: 0030923892     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(1997)025<0295:ESOCII>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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