On the equilibrium profile of river beds

Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 317-332

  Bolla Pittaluga, M ^a   Luchi, R ^a   Seminara, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

effective discharge; equilibrium profile; formative discharge; Magra River; river morphodynamics; sediment transport

Indexed keywords

DISCHARGE; FLUVIAL GEOMORPHOLOGY; HYDRODYNAMIC FORCE; MORPHODYNAMICS; RIVER BED; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

ITALY; MAGRA RIVER; MASSA-CARRARA; TUSCANY;

EID: 84896526145     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699011     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2013JF002806     Document Type: Article

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