Flows that form: The hydromorphology of concave-bank bench formation in the Ovens River, Australia

IAHS-AISH Publication

Volumn , Issue 306, 2006, Pages 267-276

  Vietz, G J ^a   Stewardson, M J ^a   Finlayson, B L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Concave bench; Deposition; Hydrodynamic; Reverse flow; Vertical accretion

Indexed keywords

BANKS (BODIES OF WATER); ECOLOGY; EDDY CURRENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FLOW OF WATER; HYDRODYNAMICS; MORPHOLOGY; SEDIMENTS;

BANK BENCH FORMATION; CONCAVE BENCH; REVERSE FLOW; VERTICAL ACCRETION;

RIVERS;

ANALYTICAL METHOD; CHANNEL FLOW; DEPOSITION; ECOLOGICAL APPROACH; EDDY; HYDRODYNAMICS; MORPHOLOGY; RIVER CHANNEL; SAND; SILT; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; OVENS RIVER; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

EID: 33748426642     PISSN: 01447815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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