Composite suspended sediment particles in river systems: Their incidence, dynamics and physical characteristics

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 21, Issue 26, 2007, Pages 3601-3614

  Woodward, Jamie C ^a   Walling, D E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aggregation; Composite particles; Flocculation; Particle size; Suspended sediment; Time integrated sampling; Water elutriation

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; FLOCCULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICLE SIZE; RIVER BASIN PROJECTS;

COMPOSITE PARTICLES; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; TIME-INTEGRATED SAMPLING; WATER ELUTRIATION;

SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

CATCHMENTS; FLOCCULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICLE SIZE; RIVER BASIN PROJECTS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

AGGREGATION; CATCHMENT; ESTIMATION METHOD; FLOCCULATION; FLOODPLAIN; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; PARTICLE SIZE; SAMPLING; SEDIMENT PROPERTY; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTATION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SPATIAL VARIATION; SUSPENDED LOAD; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; EXE BASIN; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 37549026485     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.6586     Document Type: Article

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