The linkage between velocity patterns and sediment entrainment in a forced-pool and riffle unit

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 177-192

  Thompson, D M ^a   Wohl, E E ^b  

^a The Holleran Center for Community Action and Public Policy   (United States)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Competence; River; Scour; Sediment sorting; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC DOPPLER VELOCIMETER; COMPETENCE; FLOW CONVERGENCE; HELICAL FLOWS; JET FLOW; LOW VELOCITIES; MULTIPLE PROCESS; PEAK FLOWS; RIFFLE SEQUENCES; SEDIMENT DEPOSITION; SEDIMENT SUPPLY; SEDIMENT-ROUTING; SNOWMELT; THREE-DIMENSIONAL VELOCITY; TRACER PARTICLE; TURBULENCE GENERATION; TURBULENCE INTENSITY; TURBULENCE LEVEL; VELOCITY PATTERNS;

EROSION; LAKES; RIVERS; SCREENING; SORTING; TURBOMACHINERY; TURBULENCE; VELOCITY; WATER;

SEDIMENTOLOGY;

DEPOSITION; ENTRAINMENT; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; RIFFLE; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SNOWMELT; TURBULENCE; VORTEX FLOW;

COLORADO; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 66149118274     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: 10969837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/esp.1698     Document Type: Article

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