Effects of Tributaries on Main-Channel Geomorphology

River Confluences, Tributaries and the Fluvial Network

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 183-208

  Ferguson, Rob ^a   Hoey, Trevor ^b  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conceptual considerations; Confluence regime analysis; Drainage network topology and link magnitudes; Main stem geomorphology tributary effects; Manning Strickler representation of flow resistance; Punctuated downstream fining and segmented long profiles; River regime sediment supply and transport capacity balance; Tributaries and main stem geomorphology affect

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052617878     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470760383.ch10     Document Type: Chapter

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