Transport of sediment in large sand-bed rivers

Journal of Hydraulic Research

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 135-146

  Molinas, Albert ^a   Wu, Baosheng ^b,c  

^a Engineering Research Center and Hydraulics Laboratory   (United States)

^b TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Hydrau Tech Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Alluvial river; Amazon river; Bed material load; Deep river; Large river; Mississippi river; Sediment transport; Sediment transport capacity; Stream power; Universal stream power

Indexed keywords

NUMERICAL METHODS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; RIVERS; STREAM FLOW;

SAND-BED RIVER; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT EQUATION; TOFFALETI METHOD;

SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

EID: 0034991079     PISSN: 00221686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00221680109499814     Document Type: Article

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