Predicting fractional bed load transport rates: Application of the Wilcock-Crowe equations to a regulated gravel bed river

Water Resources Research

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2009, Pages

  Gaeuman, David ^a   Andrews, E D ^b   Kraus, Andreas ^a   Smith, Wes ^c  

^a U S BUREAU OF RECLAMATION   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c Graham Matthews and Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURATE PREDICTION; BED LOAD; BED PARTICLES; BED SURFACE; BED-LOAD TRANSPORT; BED-LOAD TRANSPORT RATE; BEST FIT; CALIFORNIA; GRAIN SIZE; GRAIN SIZE DISTRIBUTION; GRAVEL-BED RIVERS; ORDER OF MAGNITUDE; SIZE FRACTION; TRANSPORT OF PARTICLES; TRANSPORT RATE;

DAMS; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SHEAR STRESS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

RIVERS;

BEDLOAD; EQUATION; GRAIN SIZE; GRAVEL BED STREAM; PARTICLE SIZE; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SHEAR STRESS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

CALIFORNIA; TRINITY RIVER [CALIFORNIA]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 72149123172     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008WR007320     Document Type: Article

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