Channel-unit hydraulics on a pool-riffle channel

Physical Geography

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 233-248

  Wohl, Ellen ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Flow resistance; Hydraulics; Pool riffle channel; Velocity reversal

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL HYDRAULICS; DISCHARGE; FLOW PATTERN; GRAIN SIZE; PEAK FLOW; POOL-RIFFLE SEQUENCE; SUBMERGENCE;

EID: 38049176534     PISSN: 02723646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2747/0272-3646.28.3.233     Document Type: Article

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