The Use of Different Conveyance Calculations for Modelling Flows in a Compact Compound Channel

Water and Environment Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 335-340

  Lyness, J F ^a   Myers, W R C ^a   Wark, J B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b Babtie Group   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Compact compound channel; Conveyance calculation; Flow modelling; Hydraulics

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL FLOW; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); FLOW MEASUREMENT; HYDRAULICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; UNSTEADY FLOW;

COMPACT COMPOUND CHANNELS; OVERBANK FLOWS;

RIVERS;

CHANNEL; FLOOD PLAIN; RIVER; STEADY FLOW; UNSTEADY FLOW;

CHANNEL HYDRAULICS; FLOODPLAIN; FLOW MEASUREMENT; RIVER FLOW;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FLOW MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIVER; WATER FLOW;

EID: 0031259872     PISSN: 17476585     EISSN: 17476593     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-6593.1997.tb00988.x     Document Type: Article

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