Spatial and temporal distribution of fluvio-morphological processes on a meander point bar during a flood event

Hydrology Research

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1022-1039

  Elina, Kasvi ^a   Petteri, Alho ^a,b   Matti, Vaaja ^b   Hannu, Hyyppä ^b,c   Juha, Hyyppä ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^c HELSINKI METROPOLIA UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Finland)

^d FINNISH GEODETIC INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Computational fluid dynamics; Mobile laser scanning; Morphological change; River bend; Terrestrial laser scanning

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITIONAL PROCESS; FLOW CHARAC-TERISTICS; HYDRAULIC PARAMETERS; LASER SCANNING; MORPHOLOGICAL CHANGES; RIVER BEND; SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION; TERRESTRIAL LASER SCANNING;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DEPOSITION; EROSION; FILLING; FLOW VELOCITY; LASER APPLICATIONS; MORPHOLOGY;

FLOODS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DISCHARGE; FLOOD; FLOW VELOCITY; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; MORPHOLOGY; PARAMETERIZATION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

EID: 84896822235     PISSN: 00291277     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/nh.2013.091     Document Type: Article

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