Variability of pool characteristics with pool type and formative feature on small Great Basin rangeland streams

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 201, Issue 1-4, 1997, Pages 62-81

  Myers, Tom ^a   Swanson, Sherman ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Formative features; Land management; Pool characteristics; Pool type; Streams

Indexed keywords

FLOW OF WATER; ROCKS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SURFACE WATERS;

FORMATIVE FEATURE; LAND MANAGEMENT; POOL CHARACTERISTICS; POOL TYPE; STREAM;

HYDROLOGY;

POOL CHARACTERISTICS; STREAM MORPHOLOGY; STREAM RESTORATION; STREAM TYPE;

USA, NEVADA;

EID: 0031581552     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1694(97)00032-2     Document Type: Article

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