Effect of sediment pulse grain size on sediment transport rates and bed mobility in gravel bed rivers

Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface

Volumn 115, Issue 3, 2010, Pages

  Venditti, J G ^a   Dietrich, W E ^b   Nelson, P A ^b   Wydzga, M A ^c   Fadde, J ^d,e   Sklar, L ^d  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Stillwater Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEDLOAD; CHANNEL HYDRAULICS; GRAIN SIZE; GRAVEL BED STREAM; MOBILITY; PARTICULATE FLUX; RIVER BED; RIVER CHANNEL; SEDIMENT BUDGET; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT;

EID: 77957599860     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699011     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JF001418     Document Type: Article

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