Modelling a torrential event in a river confluence

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 364, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 207-215

  Roca, M ^a   Martin Vide J P ^a   Moreta, P J M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b San Gerardo   (Spain)

Author keywords

Field data; River confluence; Torrential river; Two dimensional modelling

Indexed keywords

FLOODS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTOLOGY; TWO DIMENSIONAL; WATER LEVELS;

CHANNEL ROUGHNESSES; DIMENSIONAL MODELS; DISCHARGE RATIOS; FIELD DATA; FLOOD DURATIONS; FLOOD EVENTS; FLOW CHARACTERISTICS; MEDITERRANEAN AREAS; MORPHOLOGICAL PROCESSES; RIVER CONFLUENCE; SEDIMENT DEPOSITS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT RATES; TORRENTIAL RIVER; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELLING; WATER DISCHARGES; WATER SURFACE ELEVATIONS;

RIVERS;

CHANNEL; CONFLUENCE; FLOOD; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; RIVER DISCHARGE; ROUGHNESS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; TORRENT; TRIBUTARY; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; WATER LEVEL;

EID: 58149193198     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2008.10.020     Document Type: Article

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