Bed waves at the basin scale: Implications for river management and restoration

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 31, Issue 13, 2006, Pages 1692-1706

  James, L Allan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquatic restoration; Channel adjustments; Fluvial geomorphology; River condition; Sediment waves

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; ECOSYSTEMS; GEOMORPHOLOGY; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; WATER QUALITY; WATER WAVES;

AQUATIC RESTORATION; CHANNEL ADJUSTMENTS; FLUVIAL GEOMORPHOLOGY; RIVER CONDITION; SEDIMENT WAVES;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

CATCHMENTS; ECOSYSTEMS; GEOMORPHOLOGY; OCEANOGRAPHY; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; WATER QUALITY; WATER WAVES;

AGGRADATION; ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT; CHANNEL MORPHOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; FLOODPLAIN; FLUVIAL GEOMORPHOLOGY; RIVER MANAGEMENT; SEDIMENT WAVE; TERRACE;

GASTROPODA;

EID: 33750876314     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: 10969837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/esp.1432     Document Type: Article

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