A comparison of coarse bedload transport measured with bedload traps and Helley-Smith samplers

Geodinamica Acta

Volumn 21, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 53-66

  Bunte, Kristin ^a   Abt, Steven R ^a   Potyondy, John P ^b   Swingle, Kurt W ^c  

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

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Bedload sampling; Bedload traps; Flow competence; Gravel bedload transport; Helley Smith sampler

Indexed keywords

BEDLOAD; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; GRAVEL; MEASUREMENT METHOD; PARTICLE SIZE; SAMPLER; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENT TRAP;

NORTH AMERICA; ROCKY MOUNTAINS;

EID: 45749130247     PISSN: 09853111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3166/ga.21.53-66     Document Type: Conference Paper

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