Energy dissipation theories and optimal channel characteristics of river networks

Water Resources Research

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1809-1818

  Molnár, Peter ^a   Ramírez, Jorge A ^a  

^a Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering and School of Biomedical Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL PROPERTIES; ENERGY DISSIPATION; RIVER;

ENERGY DISSIPATION; FLOW VELOCITY; GEOMETRY; SHEAR FLOW;

CHANNEL CHARACTERISTICS; CHANNEL HYDRAULICS; DISSIPATION THEORY; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; HYDRAULIC GEOMETRY; OPTIMAL CHANNELS; OPTIMAL COMBINATION; SCALING EXPONENT;

RIVERS;

EID: 2642628707     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98WR00983     Document Type: Article

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