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Author:   Joachim Mangelsdorf ,  Barbara Reimer ,  Karl Scheurmann ,  Fritz-Heinz Weiß
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1990
Volume:   7
Dimensions:   Width: 17.00cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 24.20cm
Weight:   0.451kg
ISBN:  

9783642837791

ISBN 10:   3642837794
Pages:   243
Publication Date:   08 December 2011
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

1 Introduction.- 2 Historic Overview.- 3 Hydraulics of Stream Flow.- 3.1 Basic Laws of Channel Hydraulics.- 3.2 Influence of the Earth’s Rotation.- 3.3 Density Currents.- 4 Sediments.- 4.1 Differentiation Between Bedload and Suspended Load.- 4.2 Bedload.- 4.3 Suspended Load.- 5 Channel Geometry.- 5.1 Network Evolution as an Interconnected System.- 5.2 River Channel Patterns.- 5.3 Longitudinal Section.- 5.4 Cross-Section.- 5.5 Fargue’s Laws.- 5.6 Regime Theory.- 6 Classification of Rivers.- 6.1 Drainage Basins, Divides, and Their Structural Controls.- 6.2 Drainage Density, Channel Frequency.- 6.3 Drainage Systems, Types of Rivers.- 7 River History.- 7.1 River History as Part of Geological History.- 7.2 River History as Part of the History of Civilization.- 8 Investigations in River Morphology.- 8.1 Methods.- 8.2 Examples for Degradation of River Beds Below Barrages and Weirs.- 8.3 Possibilities for Rehabilitation of Degradation Stretches.- References.- Authors Index.

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