Estimation of Sediment Hydraulic Conductivity in River Reaches and its Potential Use to Evaluate Streambed Clogging

River Research and Applications

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 880-891

  Datry, T ^a   Lamouroux, N ^a   Thivin, G ^a   Descloux, S ^b   Baudoin, J M ^c  

^a UR MALY   (France)

^b EDF R AND D   (France)

^c CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Colmation; Fine sediment; Hyporheic zone; Stream monitoring

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESTIMATION METHOD; FLOW VELOCITY; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; GRAIN SIZE; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYPORHEIC ZONE; STREAM BED;

FRANCE;

EID: 84940963168     PISSN: 15351459     EISSN: 15351467     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rra.2784     Document Type: Article

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