Field measurements of three-dimensional hydraulics in a step-pool channel

Geomorphology

Volumn 83, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 215-231

  Wilcox, Andrew C ^a   Wohl, Ellen E ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Acoustic Doppler velocimeter; FlowTracker; Step pool channel; Turbulence intensity; Velocity

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL MORPHOLOGY; DISCHARGE; FLOW STRUCTURE; HYDRAULICS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL FLOW; TURBULENCE; VELOCITY PROFILE;

EID: 33846029161     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2006.02.017     Document Type: Article

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