Flow resistance in steep streams: An experimental study

Water Resources Research

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 2010, Pages

  Zimmermann, André ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BED SLOPE; CHANNEL SLOPE; DIRECT MEASUREMENT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FLOW DEPTH; FLOW PARTITIONING; FLOW RESISTANCE; FLUME EXPERIMENT; GRAIN SIZE; HYDRAULIC GEOMETRY; LOWLAND RIVERS; RATIONAL RELATIONS; REGIME EQUATIONS; RESISTANCE COEFFICIENTS; SCALING RELATIONS; STATION DATA; WATER VELOCITIES;

COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY;

HYDRAULICS;

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLOW REGULATION; FLOW VELOCITY; GRAIN SIZE; RIVER DISCHARGE; SLOPE ANGLE; STREAMFLOW;

EID: 77957721137     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009WR007913     Document Type: Article

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