Longitudinal profile of channels cut by springs

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 667, Issue , 2011, Pages 38-47

  Devauchelle, O ^a   Petroff, A P ^a   Lobkovsky, A E ^a   Rothman, D H ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

fingering instability; river dynamics; sediment transport

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; GROUNDWATER FLOW; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SHEAR STRESS; SPRINGS (COMPONENTS);

DUPUIT APPROXIMATION; FIELD MEASUREMENT; FINGERING INSTABILITIES; LONGITUDINAL PROFILE; NEIGHBOURHOOD; RIVER DYNAMICS; STREAM DISCHARGE; WATER TABLE ELEVATION;

SHEAR FLOW;

AQUIFER; CHANNEL; DARCY LAW; FINGERING; INSTABILITY; NUMERICAL MODEL; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SHEAR STRESS; WATER TABLE;

FLORIDA PANHANDLE; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79951674778     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112010005264     Document Type: Article

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