Evolutionary trajectory of channel morphology and controlling factors in a large gravel-bed river

Geomorphology

Volumn 173-174, Issue , 2012, Pages 104-117

  Ziliani, Luca ^a   Surian, Nicola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Braided morphology; Cellular modelling; Channel adjustment; Formative discharges; Gravel mining; Tagliamento River

Indexed keywords

AGGRADATION; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BEDLOAD; BRAIDED RIVER; CHANNEL CHANGE; CHANNEL MORPHOLOGY; CHANNELIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; LANDFORM EVOLUTION; MINING; NUMERICAL MODEL; RIVER CHANNEL; RIVER DISCHARGE; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

ITALY; TAGLIAMENTO RIVER;

EID: 84865986794     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2012.06.001     Document Type: Article

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