Geometry of meandering and braided gravel-bed threads from the Bayanbulak Grassland, Tianshan, P. R. China

The Bayanbulak Grassland, Tianshan, P. R. China, is located in an intramontane sedimentary basin where meandering and braided gravel-bed rivers coexist under the same climatic and geological settings. We report and compare measurements of the discharge, width, depth, slope and grain size of individu...

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Main Authors: F. Métivier, O. Devauchelle, H. Chauvet, E. Lajeunesse, P. Meunier, K. Blanckaert, P. Ashmore, Z. Zhang, Y. Fan, Y. Liu, Z. Dong, B. Ye
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2016-03-01
Series:Earth Surface Dynamics
Online Access:http://www.earth-surf-dynam.net/4/273/2016/esurf-4-273-2016.pdf