Channel stability in bed load-dominated streams with nonerodible banks: Inferences from experiments in a sinuous flume

Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Eaton, Brett C ^a   Church, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEDLOAD; CHANNEL HYDRAULICS; FLUME EXPERIMENT; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GRAVEL BED STREAM; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; STABILITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 70349508958     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699011     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JF000902     Document Type: Article

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