Flow resistance dynamics in step-pool stream channels: 1. Large woody debris and controls on total resistance

Water Resources Research

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2006, Pages

  Wilcox, Andrew C ^a,b   Wohl, Ellen E ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL FLOW; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); FLOW VISUALIZATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STREAM FLOW;

FACTORIAL ANALYSES; FLOW RESISTANCE; LARGE WOODY DEBRIS (LWD); THREE WAY INTERACTION EFFECTS;

WATER RESOURCES;

CHANNEL FLOW; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); FLOW VISUALIZATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STREAM FLOW; WATER RESOURCES;

DISCHARGE; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; FLOW CONTROL; FLOW MODELING; STREAMFLOW; WOODY DEBRIS;

EID: 33745448267     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005WR004277     Document Type: Article

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