Linking the spatial distribution of bed load transport to morphological change during high-flow events in a shallow braided river

Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface

Volumn 120, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 604-622

  Williams, R D ^a   Rennie, C D ^b   Brasington, J ^c   Hicks, D M ^d   Vericat, D ^a,e,f  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

^f Non wood Forest Products Department   (Spain)

Author keywords

aDcp; apparent bed load velocity; braided river; fluvial morphodynamics; terrestrial laser scanning; uncertainty

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC DOPPLER CURRENT PROFILER; BEDLOAD; BRAIDED RIVER; CHANNEL MORPHOLOGY; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; FLUVIAL GEOMORPHOLOGY; GRAVEL BED STREAM; MORPHODYNAMICS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

NEW ZEALAND; OTAGO; REES RIVER; SOUTH ISLAND;

EID: 84927643318     PISSN: 21699003     EISSN: 21699011     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2014JF003346     Document Type: Article

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