Flow resistance equations without explicit estimation of the resistance coefficient for coarse-grained rivers

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 338, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 113-121

  López, Raúl ^a   Barragán, Javier ^a   Colomer, M Àngels ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Flow resistance; Fluvial hydraulics; Gravel bed river; Mountain stream

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL METHODS;

FLOW RESISTANCE; FLUVIAL HYDRAULICS; GRAVEL-BED RIVER; MOUNTAIN STREAM;

STREAM FLOW;

CALIBRATION; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL METHODS; STREAM FLOW;

CALIBRATION; CHANNEL FLOW; CHANNEL HYDRAULICS; DATABASE; FLOW MODELING; GEOMETRY; GRAVEL BED STREAM; MODEL VALIDATION; MOUNTAIN STREAM;

EID: 34247137291     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2007.02.027     Document Type: Article

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