Fine sediment infiltration dynamics in a gravel-bed river following a sediment pulse

River Research and Applications

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 372-384

  Evans, E ^a   Wilcox, A C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bed mobility; Bulk sample; Clark fork river; Fine sediment infiltration; Freeze core; Infiltration bag; Milltown Dam

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; GRAIN SIZE; GRAVEL BED STREAM; INFILTRATION; MORPHODYNAMICS; SEDIMENT CORE; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

MILLTOWN DAM; MONTANA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84896718113     PISSN: 15351459     EISSN: 15351467     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rra.2647     Document Type: Article

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