A practical approach to estimating the flow capacity of rivers - Application and analysis

Proceedings of the International Conference on Fluvial Hydraulics - River Flow 2006

Volumn 1, Issue , 2006, Pages 303-312

  McGahey, C ^a   Samuels, P G ^a   Knight, D W ^b  

^a HR WALLINGFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPLICATIONS; CHANNEL ESTIMATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; FORECASTING; HYDRAULICS; LIQUIDS; STREAM FLOW;

ARGENTINA; BOUNDARY FRICTIONS; BROAD APPLICATIONS; CALIBRATION TECHNIQUES; CONVEYANCE ESTIMATION SYSTEMS; ECUADOR; EFFECTS OF SCALE; ENGLAND; ENVIRONMENT AGENCIES; FLOW CAPACITIES; FLOW CONDITIONS; INDUSTRY PRACTICES; LATERAL SHEARS; LATERAL VELOCITIES; MODEL PREDICTIONS; MULTI THREADS; NEW ZEALAND; NORTHERN IRELAND; OBSERVED DATUM; RIVER SITES; SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE; SITE CHARACTERISTICS; TWO STAGES; UNITED KINGDOMS;

RIVERS;

EID: 55549114439     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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