Modelling flow resistance in vegetated streams: Review and development of new theory

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1245-1259

  Green, Julian C ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aquatic macrophytes; Blockage factor; Channel resistance; Manning's n; Rivers

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL FLOW; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NONLINEAR SYSTEMS; PLANTS (BOTANY);

FLOW CONDITIONS; FLOW RESISTANCE; STREAM PLANTS; VEGETATION RESISTANCE;

STREAM FLOW;

AQUATIC PLANT; CHANNEL FLOW; CHANNEL HYDRAULICS; FLOW MODELING; MACROPHYTE;

EID: 16444384288     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.5564     Document Type: Article

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