Effects of flume characteristics on the assessment of drag on flexible macrophytes and a rigid cylinder

New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 129-135

  Cooper, Glenn G ^a   CallaGhan, Fraser M ^a   Nikora, Vladimir I ^b   Lamouroux, Nicolas ^c   Statzner, Bernhard ^d   Sagnes, Pierre ^d  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c CEMAGREF   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

Aquatic plants; Blockage ratio; Experimental flume width; Submersible drag gauge; Velocity gradients

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; DRAG; FLOW VELOCITY; FLUME EXPERIMENT; MACROPHYTE; MEASUREMENT METHOD;

EID: 34247489759     PISSN: 00288330     EISSN: 11758805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288330709509901     Document Type: Article

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