Applying flow resistance equations to overland flows

Progress in Physical Geography

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 363-387

  Smith, Mark W ^a   Cox, Nicholas J ^a   Bracken, Louise J ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Flow threads; Friction coefficients; Hillslope hydrology; Hydraulic resistance; Hydraulics; Overland flow; Surface roughness

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL HYDRAULICS; FLOW VELOCITY; HILLSLOPE; NUMERICAL MODEL; OVERLAND FLOW; STREAMFLOW; SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

EID: 34848844922     PISSN: 03091333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0309133307081289     Document Type: Article

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