Effective discharge for sediment transport in a mountain river: Computational approaches and geomorphic effectiveness

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 326, Issue 1-4, 2006, Pages 257-276

  Lenzi, M A ^a   Mao, L ^a   Comiti, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bankfull discharge; Bedload transport; Duration curve; Effective discharge; High gradient streams; Magnitude frequency analysis

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL FLOW; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); HYDRODYNAMICS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

BANKFULL DISCHARGE; BEDLOAD TRANSPORT; DURATION CURVE; EFFECTIVE DISCHARGE; HIGH-GRADIENT STREAMS; MAGNITUDE-FREQUENCY ANALYSIS;

RIVERS;

CHANNEL FLOW; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); HYDRODYNAMICS; RIVERS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

BEDLOAD; CHANNEL; FLOW; MOUNTAIN; RIVER MANAGEMENT; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

BELLUNO; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; RIO CORDON; SOUTHERN EUROPE; VENETO;

EID: 33744907484     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2005.10.031     Document Type: Article

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