The variation of water-surface slope and its significance for bedload transport during floods in gravel-bed streams

Journal of Hydraulic Research

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 147-157

  Meirovich, Lev ^a   Laronne, Jonathan B ^b   Reid, Ian ^c  

^a Hydrological Service of Israel   (Israel)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^c LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOODS; FLOW OF WATER; RIVERS;

WATER SURFACE SLOPE;

SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

EID: 0031675835     PISSN: 00221686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00221689809498630     Document Type: Article

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