Hydrodynamics and sedimentology of concave benches in a lowland river

Geomorphology

Volumn 147-148, Issue , 2012, Pages 86-101

  Vietz, Geoff J ^a   Rutherfurd, Ian D ^a   Stewardson, Michael J ^a   Finlayson, Brian L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Concave bank benches; Sedimentation; Shear stress; Suspended sediment; Two dimensional modelling

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL MORPHOLOGY; FINE GRAINED SEDIMENT; HYDRODYNAMICS; LOWLAND ENVIRONMENT; RIVER DISCHARGE; SEDIMENTATION; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SHEAR STRESS; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

EID: 84857639314     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2011.07.033     Document Type: Article

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