Hydrological processes of an anastomosing river system oil the Zhujiang River delta, China

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn , Issue SPEC. ISS. 43, 2004, Pages 124-133

  Wang, Suiji ^a   Ni, Jinren ^b   Wang, Guangqian ^c   Cheng, Dongsheng ^a   Zhang, Ouyang ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHIC SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES RESEARCH   (China)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Channel gradient; Discharge; Stream velocity; Suspended sediment concentration; Width depth ratio

Indexed keywords

DELTA; HYDROLOGY; RIVER CHANNEL;

ASIA; CHINA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; GUANGDONG; WORLD; ZHUJIANG DELTA;

EID: 25144461021     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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