The challenge of modeling pool-riffle morphologies in channels with different densities of large woody debris and boulders

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 223-239

  Thompson, Douglas M ^a  

^a The Holleran Center for Community Action and Public Policy   (United States)

Author keywords

Channel complexity; Habitat type; Pool formation; Riffle pool

Indexed keywords

BEDROCK OUTCROP; CHANNEL COMPLEXITY; CHANNEL SLOPE; COMPUTER MODELS; DATA RANGES; HABITAT TYPE; IN-CHANNELS; INPUT DATAS; LARGE WOODY DEBRIS; LOG-NORMAL; LOG-NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; MINIMUM DISTANCE; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; POOL FORMATION; PREDICTION CAPABILITY; PREDICTIVE CAPABILITIES; RIFFLE-POOL; SCOUR HOLES; SIMULATION MODEL; STRUCTURAL CONTROL; VELOCITY PATTERNS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEBRIS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; MORPHOLOGY; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS;

LAKES;

BOULDER; CHANNEL MORPHOLOGY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DENSITY; HABITAT TYPE; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; POOL-RIFFLE SEQUENCE; PREDICTION; WOODY DEBRIS;

EID: 84856552191     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: 10969837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/esp.2256     Document Type: Article

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