Bedload transport measurements at the Erlenbach stream with geophones and automated basket samplers

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1000-1011

  Rickenmann, Dieter ^a   Turowski, Jens M ^a   Fritschi, Bruno ^a   Klaiber, Angela ^a   Ludwig, Andreas ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bedload transport; Calibration; Geophone sensor; Indirect measurement; Mountain stream; Steep stream

Indexed keywords

BED-LOAD TRANSPORT; GEOPHONE SENSORS; INDIRECT MEASUREMENTS; MOUNTAIN STREAMS; STEEP STREAM;

CALIBRATION; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; MEASUREMENTS; PIEZOELECTRICITY; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SENSORS; STREAM FLOW;

RIVERS;

BEDLOAD; CALIBRATION; GEOPHONE; GRAIN SIZE; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SENSOR; STREAMFLOW;

SWITZERLAND;

EID: 84863315820     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: 10969837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/esp.3225     Document Type: Article

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