Comparison of blockage factors in modelling the resistance of channels containing submerged macrophytes

River Research and Applications

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 671-686

  Green, Julian C ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blockage factor; Channel resistance; Macrophytes; Manning's n; Ranunculus; Rivers

Indexed keywords

MACROPHYTE; RIVER CHANNEL; SUBMERGED VEGETATION;

BATRACHIUM; RANUNCULACEAE; RANUNCULUS;

EID: 22744450032     PISSN: 15351459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rra.854     Document Type: Article

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