Estimating the bankfull velocity and discharge for rivers using remotely sensed river morphology information

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 341, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 144-155

  Bjerklie, David M ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bankfull discharge of rivers; Bankfull velocity of rivers; Flow resistance and meandering in rivers; Hydrology; Remote sensing of rivers; River flow; River meander

Indexed keywords

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY; IMAGE SENSORS; REMOTE SENSING; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

BANKFULL DISCHARGE OF RIVERS; BANKFULL VELOCITY OF RIVERS; FLOW RESISTANCE; RIVER FLOW; RIVER MEANDER;

STREAM FLOW;

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY; IMAGE SENSORS; REMOTE SENSING; STREAM FLOW; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY; ESTIMATION METHOD; FLOW VELOCITY; HYDROLOGY; MEANDER; MORPHOLOGY; REMOTE SENSING; RIVER CHANNEL; RIVER DISCHARGE; RIVER FLOW; SATELLITE IMAGERY;

EID: 34447108835     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2007.04.011     Document Type: Article

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