Transition from wavelets to ripples in a laboratory flume with a diverging channel

International Journal of Sediment Research

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-12

  RAUEN, William B ^a   LIN, Binliang ^b   FALCONER, Roger A ^b  

^a School of Engineering   (United Kingdom)

^b School of Engineering   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bed form; Bed ripple; Doppler sonar; Scale model; Wave height; Wavelength

Indexed keywords

EID: 59849093158     PISSN: 10016279     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1001-6279(08)60001-3     Document Type: Article

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