Effects of sediment pulses on bed relief in bar-pool channels

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 1017-1028

  Zunka, John P P ^a   Tullos, Desiree D ^a   Lancaster, Stephen T ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bar pool channels; Bed relief; Dam removal; Sediment pulses

Indexed keywords

DAMS; DEPOSITION; GRAVEL; LAKES; MINING LAWS AND REGULATIONS; SEDIMENTS;

BAR-POOL CHANNELS; BED RELIEF; DAM REMOVAL; FIELD MEASUREMENT; MORPHOLOGICAL EFFECTS; SAND AND GRAVELS; SEDIMENT PULSE; SEDIMENT THICKNESS;

BARS (METAL);

CHANNEL MORPHOLOGY; DAM REMOVAL; GRAVEL BED STREAM; SAND AND GRAVEL; SEDIMENT THICKNESS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; STREAM CHANNEL;

CALAPOOIA RIVER; OREGON; SANDY RIVER; UNITED STATES;

MARMOTA;

EID: 84931566770     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: 10969837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/esp.3697     Document Type: Article

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