Methods for determining streambank critical shear stress and soil erodibility: Implications for erosion rate predictions

Transactions of the ASABE

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 95-106

  Clark, Leslie A ^a   Wynn, Theresa M ^a  

^a State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Channel erosion; Critical shear stress; Erodibility; Stream restoration; Streambank erosion

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL EROSION; CRITICAL SHEAR STRESS; ERODIBILITY; STREAM RESTORATION; STREAMBANK EROSION;

EROSION; GRAPHIC METHODS; SOIL MECHANICS; WATER QUALITY;

BANKS (BODIES OF WATER);

BANK EROSION; ERODIBILITY; HABITAT RESTORATION; SHEAR STRESS; SOIL EROSION;

EID: 33947716329     PISSN: 21510032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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