The effects of longitudinal differences in gravel mobility on the downstream fining pattern in the Cosumnes River, California

Journal of Geology

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 233-241

  Constantine, Candice R ^a   Mount, Jeffrey F ^a   Florsheim, Joan L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROSS SECTION; FLUVIAL MORPHOLOGICAL FEATURE; GRAVEL BED STREAM; LONGITUDINAL GRADIENT; MOBILITY; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0038330665     PISSN: 00221376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/345844     Document Type: Article

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