A conceptual model for meander initiation in bedload-dominated streams

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 875-891

  Eaton, Brett C ^a   Church, Michael ^a   Davies, Tim R H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bank stability; Extremal hypotheses; Fluvial system; Meander development; Sediment transport

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MORPHOLOGY; OPEN CHANNEL FLOW; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SHEAR STRESS; STRESS CONCENTRATION;

BANK STABILITY; EXTREME HYPOTHESES; FLUVIAL SYSTEM; MEANDER DEVELOPMENT;

STREAM FLOW;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MORPHOLOGY; OPEN CHANNEL FLOW; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SHEAR STRESS; STREAM FLOW; STRESS CONCENTRATION;

BEDLOAD; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; GEOMORPHOLOGY; MEANDER; MODEL; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SHEAR STRESS; STREAM;

EID: 33745596445     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: 10969837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/esp.1297     Document Type: Article

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