Heat transport in hyporheic zones due to bedforms: An experimental study

Water Resources Research

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 3568-3582

  Norman, Francis A ^a   Cardenas, M Bayani ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

bedform; heat transport; hyporheic exchange; hyporheic zone; streambed; temperature

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL FLOW; FLOW RATE; HEAT TRANSFER; LAKES; RIVERS; SEDIMENTS; TEMPERATURE;

BED FORMS; HEAT TRANSPORT; HYPORHEIC EXCHANGE; HYPORHEIC ZONE; STREAMBEDS;

STREAM FLOW;

ADVECTION; BEDFORM; FLOW FIELD; FLUME EXPERIMENT; FLUVIAL GEOMORPHOLOGY; GRAIN SIZE; HEAT TRANSFER; HYPORHEIC ZONE; PERMEABILITY; STREAM BED;

EID: 84900850986     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: 19447973     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2013WR014673     Document Type: Article

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