Effects of vegetation on channel morphodynamics: Results and insights from laboratory experiments

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1014-1028

  Tal, Michal ^a,b   Paola, Chris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

Author keywords

Avulsions; Bankfull geometry; Meandering; Physical experiments; Riparian vegetation

Indexed keywords

ALFALFA SEEDS; AVULSIONS; BANK EROSION; BANKFULL; CHANNEL MORPHODYNAMICS; CHANNEL SWITCHING; CHANNEL WIDTHS; CONTINUOUS PROCESS; EXPERIMENTAL CHANNELS; HIGH FLOW; INITIAL CONDITIONS; LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS; LONG DURATION; LOW FLOW; MEANDERING CHANNEL; MULTIPLE CHANNELS; NON-COHESIVE SANDS; PHYSICAL EXPERIMENTS; POINT BAR; REPEATED CYCLE; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; SELF-ORGANIZE; SHORT DURATIONS;

EXPERIMENTS; STREAM FLOW;

VEGETATION;

AVULSION; BANK EROSION; BRAIDED RIVER; CHANNEL HYDRAULICS; CHANNEL MORPHOLOGY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GEOMETRY; MEANDER; MORPHODYNAMICS; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; RIVER BANK; RIVER CHANNEL; RIVER DISCHARGE; RIVER FLOW; STEADY-STATE EQUILIBRIUM;

MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 77953097093     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: 10969837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/esp.1908     Document Type: Article

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