Development of an empirical equation for the transverse dispersion coefficient in natural streams

Environmental Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 317-329

  Jeon, Tae Myoung ^a   Baek, Kyong Oh ^b   Seo, Il Won ^c  

^a Daelim Industrial Co Ltd   (South Korea)

^b Gyeonggi Research Institute   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Aspect ratio; Friction term; Natural stream; Robust least square method; Sinuosity; Transverse dispersion coefficient

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; FRICTION; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STREAM FLOW;

DISPERSION; HYDRAULICS; LEAST SQUARES METHOD; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STREAMFLOW;

EID: 34547668672     PISSN: 15677419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10652-007-9027-6     Document Type: Article

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