Flow resistance dynamics in step-pool channels: 2. Partitioning between grain, spill, and woody debris resistance

Water Resources Research

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2006, Pages

  Wilcox, Andrew C ^a,b   Nelson, Jonathan M ^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; CONFINED FLOW; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); FLOW VISUALIZATION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; SEDIMENTS;

CYLINDER DRAG; DEBRIS RESISTANCE; LARGE WOODY DEBRIS (LWD); STEP-POOL CHANNELS;

WATER RESOURCES;

CHANNEL FLOW; CONFINED FLOW; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); FLOW VISUALIZATION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; SEDIMENTS; WATER RESOURCES;

BEDFORM; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; SPILLOVER EFFECT; STREAMFLOW; WOODY DEBRIS;

EID: 33745453907     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005WR004278     Document Type: Article

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