The arrested gravel front: Stable gravel-sand transitions in rivers: Part 1: Simplified analytical solution

Journal of Hydraulic Research

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 75-100

  Parker, Gary ^a   Cui, Yantao ^a  

^a 4 174 EE CSCI Building   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAVEL; NUMERICAL METHODS; RIVERS; SAND; SUBSIDENCE; WEAR OF MATERIALS;

GRAVEL SAND TRANSITIONS;

SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

EID: 0031704706     PISSN: 00221686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00221689809498379     Document Type: Article

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