Fluvial Geomorphology

  1. Channel Morphology
    1. Cross-Sectional Geometry
      1. Geometric Parameters
        1. Width
          1. Depth
            1. Cross-Sectional Area
              1. Wetted Perimeter
              2. Hydraulic Parameters
                1. Hydraulic Radius
                  1. Hydraulic Depth
                  2. Channel Shape
                    1. Rectangular
                      1. Trapezoidal
                        1. Parabolic
                          1. Compound Channels
                          2. Bankfull Characteristics
                            1. Bankfull Stage
                              1. Bankfull Discharge
                                1. Return Period
                              2. Hydraulic Geometry
                                1. At-a-Station Relations
                                  1. Width-Discharge
                                    1. Depth-Discharge
                                      1. Velocity-Discharge
                                      2. Downstream Relations
                                        1. Scaling Laws
                                          1. Exponent Values
                                          2. Regime Theory
                                            1. Stable Channel Dimensions
                                              1. Design Applications
                                            2. Bedforms
                                              1. Lower Flow Regime
                                                1. Ripples
                                                  1. Dunes
                                                    1. Transition Bedforms
                                                    2. Upper Flow Regime
                                                      1. Plane Bed
                                                        1. Antidunes
                                                          1. Chutes and Pools
                                                          2. Bedform Geometry
                                                            1. Height
                                                              1. Length
                                                                1. Steepness
                                                                2. Bedform Migration
                                                                  1. Celerity
                                                                    1. Sediment Flux
                                                                  2. Channel Roughness
                                                                    1. Roughness Elements
                                                                      1. Grain Roughness
                                                                        1. Bedform Roughness
                                                                          1. Bank Irregularities
                                                                          2. Roughness Prediction
                                                                            1. Empirical Methods
                                                                              1. Theoretical Approaches
                                                                              2. Flow Resistance Partitioning
                                                                                1. Skin Friction
                                                                                  1. Form Drag

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                                                                              8. Depositional Processes

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                                                                              10. Channel Patterns