Sediment Transfer through the Fluvial System
(Proceedings of a symposium held in Moscow, August 2004). IAHS Publ. 288, 2004, 395–403Movement of bed forms and sediment yield of rivers
NIKOLAY I. ALEKSEEVSKIY
Department of Geography, Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory, GSP-2, 11992 Moscow, Russia
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alex@hydro.geogr.msu.suAbstract Factors influencing the characteristics of suspended load yield and bed load yield were studied. Estimation methods of bed load yield for unstudied rivers, which are mainly composed of sandy bed deposits, were substantiated. Correlation between suspended load yield and bed load yield for the rivers which flow in different natural conditions was analysed.
Key words
bed load; channel relief; sediment yield; suspended load