Colorado River sediment transport 2. Systematic bed-elevation and grain-size effects of sand supply limitation

Water Resources Research

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 543-570

  Topping, David J ^a   Rubin, David M ^b   Nelson, Jonathan M ^c   Kinzel III, Paul J ^c   Corson, Ingrid C ^d  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DAM; FLOW REGULATION; RIVER BED; SEDIMENT BUDGET; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033958036     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999WR900286     Document Type: Article

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