Establishing stage-discharge relationships in multiple-channelled, ephemeral rivers: A case study of the diamantina river, Australia

Geographical Research

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 233-245

  Bullard, Joanna E ^a   Mctainsh, Grant H ^b   Martin, Paul ^c  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Department of Natural Resources and Mines ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Ephemeral rivers; HEC RAS; Stage discharge relationships; URBS

Indexed keywords

CURRENT MEANDERING; EPHEMERAL STREAM; FLOODING; FLOW VELOCITY; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING; RIVER DISCHARGE; SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; DIAMANTINA RIVER; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 34548102167     PISSN: 17455863     EISSN: 17455871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-5871.2007.00457.x     Document Type: Article

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