View of the River

Name: View of the River
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ISBN: 9780674018457

ISBN-10: 0674018451

ISBN-13: 9780674018457

Edition: 1994

Authors: Luna B. Leopold

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Widely regarded as the most creative scholar in the field of river morphology, Luna Leopold presents a coherent description of the river, its shape, size, organisation, and action, along with a consistent theory that explains much of the observed character of channels.

Book details

List price: $37.00
Copyright year: 1994
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication date: 2/28/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 6.13" wide x 9.25" long x 0.80" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English



Preface



The River Channel



River Measurement



Down the Channel System



Meanders and Bars



Distribution of Discharge in Space and Time



Rivers of the World



Flow Variability and Floods



Relationships between Channel and Discharge



A Field Example: Watts Branch



The Hydraulic Geometry



Sediment Load



The Drainage Network



Energy Utilization



River Morphology: The Most Probable State


References


Symbols


Author Index


General Index