Persistence of the surface texture of a gravel-bed river during a large flood

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 661-673

  Clayton, Jordan A ^a   Pitlick, John ^b  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Flood; Fluvial geomorphology; Gravel bed river; Surface layer

Indexed keywords

DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); FLOODS; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GRAVEL; OPEN CHANNEL FLOW; RIVERS; RUNOFF; SHEAR STRESS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TEXTURES; TOPOGRAPHY;

GRAVEL-BED RIVER; SNOWMELT;

SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); FLOODS; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GRAVEL; OPEN CHANNEL FLOW; RIVERS; RUNOFF; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SHEAR STRESS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TEXTURES; TOPOGRAPHY;

CHANNEL FLOW; FLOOD DEPOSIT; FLUVIAL GEOMORPHOLOGY; GRAIN SIZE; GRAVEL BED STREAM; PEAK DISCHARGE; RUNOFF; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SHEAR STRESS; TEXTURE;

COLORADO RIVER [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 42949147177     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: 10969837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/esp.1567     Document Type: Article

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