Transient response in longitudinal grain size to reduced gravel supply in a large river

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 37, Issue 18, 2010, Pages

  Singer, Michael Bliss ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; GRAVEL; SEDIMENTOLOGY; TRANSIENT ANALYSIS;

BED LOAD; BED MATERIALS; COARSE SEDIMENT; DATA SETS; FLUVIAL SYSTEMS; GRAIN SIZE; GRAVEL BED; LARGE RIVERS; LONG-PROFILE; SACRAMENTO RIVER; SEDIMENT FLUX; SEDIMENT SUPPLY; SHEET TRANSPORT; TRANSIENT RESPONSE;

RIVERS;

BATHYMETRY; BIOACCUMULATION; DATA SET; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; FLUX MEASUREMENT; GRAIN SIZE; GRAVEL; LONGITUDINAL GRADIENT; NUMERICAL MODEL; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

CALIFORNIA; SACRAMENTO RIVER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77957713923     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010GL044381     Document Type: Article

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