The morphodynamics of fluvial sand dunes in the River Rhine, near Mainz, Germany. II. Hydrodynamics and sediment transport

Sedimentology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 253-278

  Carling, P A ^a   Williams, J J ^b   Golz E ^c   Kelsey, A D ^a,d  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Bidston Observatory   (United Kingdom)

^c Ba für Gewässerkunde ^*  (Germany)

^d HEALTH AND SAFETY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Flow separation; Fluvial dunes; River Rhine; Sediment transport; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

DUNE; FLUVIAL GEOMORPHOLOGY; FLUVIAL PROCESS; HYDRODYNAMICS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

GERMANY;

EID: 0034010199     PISSN: 00370746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3091.2000.00291.x     Document Type: Article

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