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Geomorphology and sediment transport -- river mechanics

http://wwwbrr.cr.usgs.gov/projects/GEOMORPH_River/

Current river mechanics research on particle friction angles of fluvial gravels (data files compressed in BenHex, Winzip and Unix) and Grand Canyon Beach evolution (animation requiring Java 1.0) plus digital elevation files (*.hgx and *.zip files).

Related topics:
Geomorphology, Hydrodynamics, Sediment transport, Streamflow, Suspended material (water), Streams
Hydrologic units
Grand Canyon

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