Morphological responses and sediment processes following a typhoon-induced dam failure, Dahan River, Taiwan

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 245-258

  Tullos, Desiree ^a   Wang, Hsiao Wen ^b  

^a Department of Biological and Ecological Engineering ^*  (United States)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Barlin Dam; Channel recovery; Dam removal; Sediment pulse; Sediment transport regime; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

DAMS; HURRICANES; RIVERS; SEDIMENTATION;

DAM REMOVAL; HYDRAULIC CONDITIONS; HYDRAULIC SIMULATION; MORPHOLOGICAL CHANGES; MORPHOLOGICAL RESPONSE; SEDIMENT PULSE; TAIWAN; TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL PATTERN;

SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

CHANNEL FLOW; DAM FAILURE; DAM REMOVAL; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL RESPONSE; HYDRAULICS; RESERVOIR; RIVER SYSTEM; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENT YIELD; TYPHOON;

DAHAN RIVER; TAIWAN;

EID: 84892677057     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: 10969837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/esp.3446     Document Type: Article

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