A method for characterising longitudinal irregularity in river channels

Geomorphology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 39-51

  Western, Andrew W ^a   Finlayson, Brian L ^a   McMahon, Thomas A ^a   O'Neill, Ian C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fluvial morphology; Hydraulic geometry; Spatial variability

Indexed keywords

FLUVIAL MORPHOLOGY; HYDRAULIC GEOMETRY; RIVER CHANNEL; RIVER PROFILE;

EID: 0031411787     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-555X(97)00023-8     Document Type: Article

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