Fundamental Studies on Hydrology, Hydraulics and Geometry of River Networks

Abstract

Research was directed toward a mathematical understanding of the empirical main channel length-area relationship for river networks based on the two postulates of the random model. The most significant analytical finding was that, up to a scale factor, the average main channel length L varies as the square root of the network magnitude where mu, as the scale factor, denotes the mean link length.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA218662

Entities

People

  • Ed Waymire
  • V. K. Gupta

Organizations

  • University of Mississippi

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Civil Engineering
  • Drainage Basins
  • Geometry
  • Hydraulics
  • Hydrology
  • Military Research
  • Mississippi
  • Numbers
  • Probability
  • Probability Distributions
  • Rainfall
  • Rainfall Intensity
  • Scientists
  • Square Roots
  • Theses
  • Three Dimensional

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  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering
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