Modeling Bed-Load Rates from Fine Grain-Size Patches during Small Floods in a Gravel-Bed River

Journal of Hydraulic Engineering

Volumn 134, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1430-1439

  Mueller, E N ^a   Batalla, R J ^b,c   Garcia, C ^d   Bronstert, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

^c CENTRE TECNOLÒGIC FORESTAL DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITAT DE LES ILLES BALEARS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bed loads; Floods; Gravel; Rivers; Sediments

Indexed keywords

CELL PROLIFERATION; FLOODS; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; GRAVEL; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); FLUID MECHANICS; RIVERS; SEDIMENTATION;

BED LOAD; BED-LOAD TRANSPORT; FINE SEDIMENTS; GRAIN SIZE DISTRIBUTION; GRAVEL; GRAVEL-BED RIVERS; LOAD RATE; MODELLING STUDIES; PARAMETRIZATIONS; SEDIMENT SIZE;

RIVERS; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

BANKFULL DISCHARGE; BED LOADS; BED-LOAD TRANSPORT; FINE GRAINED; FLOOD EVENTS; GRAIN-SIZE DISTRIBUTION; GRAVEL-BED RIVERS; LOAD DATA; MODEL PERFORMANCE; MODELIN G STUDIES; PARAMETRIZATION; SEDIMENT SIZE; SEDIMENT SIZE FRACTIONS; SEDIMENTS; SOURCE MATERIALS; SPATIAL COMPOSITION; SPATIAL STRUCTURING; SPECIAL EMPHASIS; UNIMODAL;

BEDLOAD; FINE GRAINED SEDIMENT; FLOOD FREQUENCY; FLOODING; GRAIN SIZE; GRAVEL BED STREAM; PARAMETERIZATION; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 52649157698     PISSN: 07339429     EISSN: 19437900     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9429(2008)134:10(1430)     Document Type: Article

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