Open check dams and large wood: head losses and release conditions
<p>Open check dams are strategic structures to control sediment and large-wood transport during extreme flood events in steep streams and piedmont rivers. Large wood (LW) tends to accumulate at such structures, obstruct their openings and increase energy head losses, thus increasing flow level...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2020-12-01
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Series: | Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences |
Online Access: | https://nhess.copernicus.org/articles/20/3293/2020/nhess-20-3293-2020.pdf |