Relation between resistance characteristics due to aquatic weed growth and the hydraulic capacity of the river AA

River Research and Applications

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1287-1303

  de Doncker, L ^a   Troch, P ^a   Verhoeven, R ^a   Bal, K ^b   Desmet, N ^b,c   Meire, P ^b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^c FLEMISH INSTITUTE FOR TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH VITO   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Blockage coefficient; Ecosystem modelling; Environmental engineering; Resistance coefficient; Vegetated rivers; Velocity profiles

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM MODELING; FLOW PATTERN; GROWTH; HYDRAULIC STRUCTURE; LOWLAND ENVIRONMENT; MACROPHYTE; RIVER DISCHARGE; RIVER MANAGEMENT; VEGETATION; VELOCITY PROFILE; WATER FLOW; WATER LEVEL; WEED;

AA RIVER; ANTWERP [BELGIUM]; BELGIUM;

EID: 70349603002     PISSN: 15351459     EISSN: 15351467     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rra.1240     Document Type: Article

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