Effect of flow depth and velocity on the scales of macroturbulent structures in gravel-bed rivers

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 33, Issue 24, 2006, Pages

  Marquis, Geneviève A ^a   Roy, André G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW MEASUREMENT; FLOW OF WATER; FLOW VELOCITY; STATISTICAL METHODS; TURBULENT FLOW;

FLOW DEPTH; GRAVEL-BED RIVERS; MACROTURBULENT STRUCTURES;

RIVERS;

ESTIMATION METHOD; FIELD METHOD; FLOW VELOCITY; GRAVEL BED STREAM; LABORATORY METHOD; RIVER FLOW; STREAMFLOW; TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 34548026255     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006GL028420     Document Type: Article

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