Effect of riparian vegetation roots on development of meander bends in Tarim River, Northwest China
Meandering channel with distorted bends develops along the Tarim River, the longest dryland river in China. The river bank and bed is majorly composed of coarse silt and fine sand and almost none clay content, making the bank strength very low. The development of meander bend in such environment hen...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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EDP Sciences
2018-01-01
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| Series: | E3S Web of Conferences |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/20184002029 |