Predicting travel time and dispersion in rivers and streams

Journal of Hydraulic Engineering

Volumn 123, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 971-978

  Jobson, Harvey E ^a,b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b ASCE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; FLOW MEASUREMENT; IMPURITIES; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; STREAM FLOW;

CONTAMINANT PLUMES;

RIVERS;

DISPERSION; PLUME; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; RIVER; STREAM;

DISPERSION; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; PREDICTION; RIVER POLLUTION; TRAVEL TIME;

EID: 0031280445     PISSN: 07339429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9429(1997)123:11(971)     Document Type: Article

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