Identification of steps and pools from stream longitudinal profile data

Geomorphology

Volumn 102, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 395-406

  Zimmermann, André E ^a   Church, Michael ^a   Hassan, Marwan A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Channel classification; Fluvial morphology; Long profile; Mountain streams; Steep streams; Step pool

Indexed keywords

FLUVIAL GEOMORPHOLOGY; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; MOUNTAIN STREAM; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SURVEYING;

EID: 55049126701     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2008.04.009     Document Type: Article

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