Downstream hydraulic geometry of a tidally influenced river delta

Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface

Volumn 117, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Sassi, M G ^a   Hoitink, A J F ^a,b   De Brye, B ^c   Deleersnijder, E ^c  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRIC SURVEY; BIFURCATION; CHANNEL FLOW; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GEOMETRY; NUMERICAL MODEL; RIVER CHANNEL; RIVER DISCHARGE; SPATIAL VARIATION; TIDAL CHANNEL;

EAST KALIMANTAN; INDONESIA; MAHAKAM DELTA;

EID: 84870168626     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012JF002448     Document Type: Article

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