A mixing layer theory for flow resistance in shallow streams

Water Resources Research

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 32-1-32-8

  Katul, Gabriel ^a   Wiberg, Patricia ^b   Albertson, John ^a,b   Hornberger, George ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Canopy turbulence; Friction factor; Manning's roughness; Mixing layer analogy; Momentum roughness height; Shallow gravel bed

Indexed keywords

GRAVEL; HYDRAULICS; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; TURBULENCE;

FLOW RESISTANCE;

STREAM FLOW;

FLOW RESISTANCE; HYDRAULICS; STREAMFLOW; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; TURBULENCE;

CHANNEL HYDRAULICS; FRICTION; GRAVEL BED STREAM; STREAMFLOW; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; TURBULENCE;

EID: 0036880250     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001wr000817     Document Type: Article

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