Reach-scale channel geometry of a mountain river

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 969-981

  Wohl, Ellen ^a   Kuzma, Jessica N ^a   Brown, Nancy E ^a  

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

Author keywords

Channel adjustment; Downstream hydraulic geometry; Mountain river

Indexed keywords

DEBRIS; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); GLACIAL GEOLOGY; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; HYDRAULICS;

GLACIATION; MOUNTAIN RIVERS;

RIVERS;

CHANNEL FLOW; CHANNEL HYDRAULICS; CHANNEL MORPHOLOGY; GRADIENT ANALYSIS; GRAIN SIZE; MOUNTAIN STREAM;

EID: 3843139570     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/esp.1078     Document Type: Article

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