Precision of channel width and pool area measurements

Journal of the American Water Resources Association

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 647-659

  Myers, Thomas J ^a   Swanson, Sherman ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquatic habitat; Stream morphology; Stream surveys; Survey design

Indexed keywords

HYDRAULICS; MORPHOLOGY; SPATIAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT;

AQUATIC HABITAT; STREAM MORPHOLOGY; STREAM SURVEYS;

SURFACE WATER RESOURCES;

EID: 0031170996     PISSN: 1093474X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-1688.1997.tb03539.x     Document Type: Article

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