The influence of riparian vegetation on near-bank turbulence: A flume experiment

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 32, Issue 13, 2007, Pages 2019-2037

  McBride, Maeve ^a   Hession, W Cully ^b   Rizzo, Donna M ^a   Thompson, Douglas M ^c  

^a University of Vermont ^*  (United States)

^b Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University   (United States)

^c The Holleran Center for Community Action and Public Policy   (United States)

Author keywords

Bank erosion; Channel morphology; Riparian vegetation; Shear stress; Turbulent kinetic energy

Indexed keywords

BANK PROTECTION; DEFORESTATION; EROSION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SHEAR STRESS; VEGETATION; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

BANK EROSION; CHANNEL MORPHOLOGY; FROUDE-SCALED HYDRAULIC MODEL; NEAR-BANK TURBULENCE;

COASTAL ENGINEERING;

BANK PROTECTION; COASTAL ENGINEERING; DEFORESTATION; EROSION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SHEAR STRESS; VEGETATION; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

BANK EROSION; CHANNEL MORPHOLOGY; ENTRAINMENT; FLOW MODELING; FLUME EXPERIMENT; HYDRAULICS; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; KINETIC ENERGY; OVERBANK FLOW; REFORESTATION; REYNOLDS NUMBER; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; SHEAR STRESS; TURBULENCE;

COASTS; DEFORESTATION; EROSION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLANTS; SEDIMENTS; SHEAR STRESS; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

NORTH AMERICA; SLEEPERS RIVER; UNITED STATES; VERMONT;

EID: 36549005029     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: 10969837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/esp.1513     Document Type: Article

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