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The gravel-sand transition: flume study of channel response to reduced slope

Auteur(s) et Affiliation(s)

School of Biological and Earth Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, Royaume-Uni


Description :
This paper reports flume experiments with a bimodal gravel/sand bed and sediment feed, designed to investigate river channel response to declining slope. The AA. simulated a series of sites along a concave profile approaching a local base level and undergoing a transition from gravel to sand bed; it also models the effect of a rise in base level on a fixed site. The results support the view that the gravel-sand transition along river channels with a local base level control is assisted by positive feedback between changes in bed surface texture and near-bed flow.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Geomorphology (Amsterdam), issn : 0169-555X, 1996, vol. 16, n°. 2, p. 147-159, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 30 ref.

Date :
1996

Editeur :
Pays édition : Pays-Bas, Amsterdam, Elsevier

Langue :
Anglais
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