Observations of ice jam release waves on the Athabasca River near Fort McMurray, Alberta

Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 473-484

  Kowalczyk Hutchison, T ^a   Hicks, Faye E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Flood forecasting; Floods; Ice jam; Ice jam release; River ice

Indexed keywords

FLOODS; FORECASTING; ICE; WATER WAVES;

FLOOD FORECASTING; ICE JAM; WAVE SPEED;

RIVERS;

FLOODS; FORECASTING; ICE; RIVERS; WATER WAVES;

FLOOD FORECASTING; HISTORICAL RECORD; RIVER ICE; WAVE PROPAGATION;

ALBERTA; ATHABASCA RIVER; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 34447104141     PISSN: 03151468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/L06-144     Document Type: Review

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