Channel dynamics and habitat development in a meandering, gravel bed river

Water Resources Research

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2011, Pages

  Harrison, L R ^a   Legleiter, C J ^b   Wydzga, M A ^c   Dunne, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANK MATERIALS; CHANNEL CHANGE; CHANNEL DYNAMICS; CHANNEL MIGRATION; CHANNEL MORPHOLOGY; CHINOOK SALMON; CONSTANT CURVATURE; FLOW CONDITION; FLOW HISTORY; GRAVEL-BED RIVERS; HABITAT MODELING; HABITAT SUITABILITY; HYDRAULIC CONDITIONS; HYDRODYNAMIC MODEL; INITIAL CONDITIONS; LOW-VELOCITY; MORPHOLOGIC CHANGES; MORPHOLOGICAL CHANGES; POINT BAR; RIVER MORPHOLOGY; SALMONIDS; SEDIMENT STORAGE; SEDIMENT SUPPLY; TOPOGRAPHIC DATA;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; FISH; GRAVEL; MORPHOLOGY; RIVERS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; TIME SERIES;

ECOSYSTEMS;

BIOENERGETICS; CHANNEL CHANGE; CHANNEL MORPHOLOGY; COMPLEXITY; GRAVEL; HABITAT AVAILABILITY; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; HYDRODYNAMICS; JUVENILE; MEANDER; REARING; REFUGE; RIVER CHANNEL; SALMONID; SPAWNING; TIME SERIES; TOPOGRAPHIC MAPPING;

ONCORHYNCHUS TSHAWYTSCHA; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 79955058833     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009WR008926     Document Type: Article

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