Flow and sediment dynamics in channel confluences

Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface

Volumn 117, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Leite Ribeiro, M ^a   Blanckaert, K ^a,b   Roy, A G ^c   Schleiss, A J ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

^b RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL FLOW; CONFLUENCE; DEPOSITION; FLOW VELOCITY; GRAIN SIZE; MOMENTUM TRANSFER; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; THREE-DIMENSIONAL FLOW; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; TRIBUTARY; TURBULENCE; VELOCITY PROFILE;

RHONE RIVER; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 84859134372     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699011     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JF002171     Document Type: Article

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