Effect of suspended sediment grain size on channel sedimentation in the lower Yellow River and some implications

Science in China, Series E: Technological Sciences

Volumn 52, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 2330-2339

  Xu, Jiongxin ^a   Hu, Chunhong ^b   Chen, Jianguo ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHIC SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES RESEARCH   (China)

^b CHINA INSTITUTE OF WATER RESOURCES AND HYDROPOWER RESEARCH   (China)

Author keywords

Channel sedimentation; Geomorphic threshold; Sediment grain size; Sediment storage; The Yellow River

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL SEDIMENTATION; GEOMORPHIC THRESHOLD; SEDIMENT GRAIN SIZE; SEDIMENT STORAGE; THE YELLOW RIVER;

CATCHMENTS; EROSION; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; RIVER CONTROL; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTATION;

SEDIMENTOLOGY;

EID: 67650711366     PISSN: 10069321     EISSN: 1862281X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11431-008-0269-4     Document Type: Article

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