Field-derived relationships for flow velocity and resistance in high-gradient streams

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 340, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 48-62

  Comiti, Francesco ^a   Mao, Luca ^a   Wilcox, Andrew ^b,c   Wohl, Ellen E ^c   Lenzi, Mario A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Flow resistance; Mountain rivers; Salt tracers; Steep channels; Step pool

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATION THEORY; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); OPEN CHANNEL FLOW; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

FLOW RESISTANCE; MOUNTAIN RIVERS; SALT TRACERS; STEEP CHANNELS;

STREAM FLOW;

COMPUTATION THEORY; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); OPEN CHANNEL FLOW; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STREAM FLOW;

DATA SET; DISCHARGE; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; FIELD METHOD; FLOW VELOCITY; GEOMETRY; HYDRAULIC PROPERTY; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; SLOPE;

BELLUNO; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; RIO CORDON; SOUTHERN EUROPE; VENETO;

EID: 34249899091     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2007.03.021     Document Type: Article

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