1 min in the life of a river: Selecting the optimal record length for the measurement of turbulence in fluvial boundary layers

Geomorphology

Volumn 68, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 77-94

  Buffin Bélanger, Thomas ^a   Roy, André G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À RIMOUSKI   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bootstrapping design; Fluvial boundary layer; Instantaneous velocity measurements; Record length; Standard error

Indexed keywords

BOOTSTRAPPING; FLOW VELOCITY; FLUVIAL PROCESS; MEASUREMENT METHOD; TURBULENCE;

EID: 18144423544     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2004.09.032     Document Type: Article

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