Dam Removal Express Assessment Models (DREAM). Part 1: Model development and validation

Journal of Hydraulic Research

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 291-307

  Cui, Yantao ^a   Parker, Gary ^b   Braudrick, Christian ^c   Dietrich, William E ^c   Cluer, Brian ^d  

^a Stillwater Sciences   (United States)

^b University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d SOUTHWEST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Dam decommissioning; Dam removal; Numerical model; Sediment transport

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECISION MAKING; DEGRADATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

DAM DECOMMISSIONING; DAM REMOVAL; NUMERICAL MODEL;

DAMS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DAMS; DECISION MAKING; DEGRADATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

AGGRADATION; DAM REMOVAL; DECISION MAKING; DECOMMISSIONING; DEGRADATION; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LABORATORY METHOD; NUMERICAL MODEL; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33746930895     PISSN: 00221686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00221686.2006.9521683     Document Type: Article

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