Examining the dynamics of grain size distributions of gravel/sand deposits in the Sandy River, Oregon with a numerical model

River Research and Applications

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 732-751

  Cui, Yanto ^a  

^a Stillwater Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Channel morphology; Grain size distribution; Gravel bedded river; Numerical model; Reservoir sedimentation; Sand fraction; Sediment deposit

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL MORPHOLOGY; GRAVEL; NUMERICAL MODEL; SAND; SEDIMENTATION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

NORTH AMERICA; OREGON; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34848829117     PISSN: 15351459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rra.1012     Document Type: Article

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