The role of waves in ice-jam flooding of the Peace-Athabasca Delta

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 21, Issue 19, 2007, Pages 2548-2559

  Beltaos, Spyros ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Breakup; Delta; Flood; Ice jam; Mechanical; Release; Tractive stress; Wave

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; FLOW OF WATER; HYDRODYNAMICS; ICE; RIVERS; STATISTICS; WATER WAVES;

HYDRODYNAMIC FORCES; HYDROMETRIC DATA; ICE JAM;

FLOODS;

CLIMATOLOGY; FLOODS; FLOW OF WATER; HYDRODYNAMICS; ICE; RIVERS; STATISTICS; WATER WAVES;

CLIMATE CONDITIONS; FLOODING; ICE BREAKUP; ICE COVER; ICE FIELD; ICE FLOW; SNOWMELT; WAVE-ICE INTERACTION;

ALBERTA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; PEACE-ATHABASCA DELTA;

EID: 34748918317     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.6791     Document Type: Conference Paper

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