Analysis of flow competence in an alluvial gravel bed stream, Dupuyer Creek, Montana

Water Resources Research

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2007, Pages

  Whitaker, Andrew C ^a,b   Potts, Donald F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^b NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PARTICLE SIZE;

DISCHARGE FLOW; FLOW STRENGTH;

STREAM FLOW;

CORRELATION METHODS; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PARTICLE SIZE; STREAM FLOW;

ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT; DISCHARGE; GRAVEL; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SHEAR STRESS; STREAM BED;

DUPUYER CREEK; MONTANA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 36649038369     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006WR005289     Document Type: Article

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