Importance of frictional effects and jet instability on the morphodynamics of river mouth bars and levees

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 119, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 509-522

  Canestrelli, Alberto ^a,b   Nardin, William ^a,c   Edmonds, Douglas ^c   Fagherazzi, Sergio ^a   Slingerland, Rudy ^b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; FRICTION; LEVEES; REYNOLDS NUMBER; RIVERS; SEDIMENTS;

FRICTIONAL EFFECTS; JET INSTABILITY; MORPHODYNAMICS; POTENTIAL VORTICITY; STABILITY NUMBER; THREE-DIMENSIONAL GRIDS; TRANSITION ZONES; TWO PARAMETER;

STABILITY;

DEPOSITION; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; FRICTION; HYDRODYNAMICS; JET FLOW; LEVEE; MEANDER; MORPHODYNAMICS; NUMERICAL MODEL; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; TRANSITION ZONE; VORTICITY;

EID: 84899016690     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2013JC009312     Document Type: Article

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