Effects of a pebble cluster on the turbulent structure of a depth-limited flow in a gravel-bed river

Geomorphology

Volumn 25, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 249-267

  Buffin Bélanger, Thomas ^a   Roy, André G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW STRUCTURE; GRAVEL BED STREAM; PEBBLE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TURBULENCE;

EID: 0032216374     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-555X(98)00062-2     Document Type: Article

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