Measuring bedload in gravel-bed mountain rivers: Averaging methods and sampling strategies

Geodinamica Acta

Volumn 21, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 81-92

  Liu, Youcun ^a,b   Métivier, François ^a   Lajeunesse, Éric ^a   Lancien, Pierre ^a   Narteau, Clément ^a   Ye, Baisheng ^b   Meunier, Patrick ^c  

^a INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

^b Yulong Snow Mountain Glaciers and Environmental Observation Station   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bedload; Braided rivers; Mountain rivers; Sampling Procedure

Indexed keywords

BEDLOAD; BRAIDED RIVER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; GRAVEL BED STREAM; MEASUREMENT METHOD; MOUNTAIN STREAM; SAMPLING BIAS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

ALPS; ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; EUROPE; FAR EAST; TIEN SHAN; URUMQI RIVER; XINJIANG UYGUR;

EID: 45449112840     PISSN: 09853111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3166/ga.21.81-92     Document Type: Conference Paper

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