Effect of point bar development on the local force balance governing flow in a simple, meandering gravel bed river

Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Legleiter, C J ^a   Harrison, L R ^b   Dunne, T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW FIELD; FLUVIAL GEOMORPHOLOGY; GRAVEL BED STREAM; MEANDER; NUMERICAL MODEL; PRESSURE GRADIENT; RIVER DISCHARGE; RIVER FLOW; SHEAR STRESS;

EID: 79851504892     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699011     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JF001838     Document Type: Article

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