Predicting downstream hydraulic geometry: A test of rational regime theory

Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface

Volumn 112, Issue 3, 2007, Pages

  Eaton, Brett C ^a   Church, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL HYDRAULICS; CHANNEL MORPHOLOGY; DATA SET; DRAINAGE NETWORK; GRAVEL BED STREAM; RIVER BANK; STREAM CHANNEL;

EID: 36248985036     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699011     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JF000734     Document Type: Article

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