Abstract
We present detailed advantages and limitations of an accurate, reliable, durable and relatively cheap means of continuously monitoring bed load flux and texture using Birkbeck-type slot samplers based on almost a quarter of a century of data. These have been derived from alpine, mid-latitude perennial, Mediterranean, semiarid, and arid fluvial settings in rivers 1-40 m wide that have characteristic surface bed materials in the sand-granule to cobble range. Methods of construction and principles of operation, calibration, data handling, ranges of flux rates and textural characteristics of bed load are discussed.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 134-145 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | IAHS-AISH Publication |
Issue number | 283 |
State | Published - 2003 |
Externally published | Yes |
Event | Erosion Sediment Transport Measurement in Rivers: Techlogical and Methodological Advances - Oslo, Norway Duration: 19 Jun 2002 → 21 Jun 2002 |
Keywords
- Bed load flux
- Cessation of motion
- Incipient motion
- Sampling
- Texture
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Water Science and Technology
- Oceanography