Rational regime model of alluvial channel morphology and response

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 511-529

  Eaton, Brett C ^a   Church, Michael ^a   Millar, Robert G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alluvial state; Bank strength; Channel pattern; Optimization; River morphology

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; SEDIMENTS; SOILS;

ALLUVIAL CHANNELS; FLUVIAL SYSTEMS;

GEOLOGY;

ALLUVIAL FAN; CHANNEL MORPHOLOGY; FLUVIAL PROCESS; NUMERICAL MODEL; RIVER DISCHARGE;

EID: 2142808431     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/esp.1062     Document Type: Article

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