Examining the physical meaning of the bank erosion coefficient used in meander migration modeling

Geomorphology

Volumn 106, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 242-252

  Constantine, Candice R ^a   Dunne, Thomas ^a   Hanson, Gregory J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b USDA ARS   (United States)

Author keywords

Alluvial rivers; Bank erosion; Erodibility; Fluvial geomorphology; Meandering; Riparian vegetation

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL PLAIN; BANK EROSION; DATA SET; ERODIBILITY; FLOODPLAIN; FLUVIAL GEOMORPHOLOGY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MEANDER; MODELING; RIPARIAN VEGETATION;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; SACRAMENTO RIVER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 62649171107     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2008.11.002     Document Type: Article

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