An experimental study of fluvial processes at asymmetrical river confluences with hyperconcentrated tributary flows

Geomorphology

Volumn 230, Issue , 2015, Pages 26-36

  Zhang, Yuanfeng ^a   Wang, Ping ^a   Wu, Baosheng ^b   Hou, Suzhen ^a  

^a YELLOW RIVER INSTITUTE OF HYDRAULIC RESEARCH   (China)

^b TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bed morphology; Fluvial processes; Hyperconcentrated flow; River confluence; Sediment transport; Upper yellow river

Indexed keywords

BACKWATER; DEBRIS FLOW; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLUVIAL GEOMORPHOLOGY; FLUVIAL PROCESS; RIVER BED; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; TRIBUTARY;

CHINA; YELLOW RIVER;

EID: 84916876987     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2014.11.001     Document Type: Article

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