Hydraulic characterization of the middle reach of the Congo River

Water Resources Research

Volumn 49, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 5059-5070

  O'Loughlin, F ^a   Trigg, M A ^a   Schumann, G J P ^b   Bates, P D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

backwater effects; Congo River; river characteristics; river hydraulics; water surface slopes

Indexed keywords

WATER;

BACKWATER EFFECTS; HYDRAULIC CHARACTERIZATION; HYDRAULIC CONSTRAINTS; REMOTELY SENSED DATA; RIVER HYDRAULICS; SPATIAL VARIABILITY; SPATIAL VARIATIONS; WATER SURFACE;

RIVERS;

EID: 84882537852     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: 19447973     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/wrcr.20398     Document Type: Article

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