Depth Probability Distributions in Stream Reaches
Publication: Journal of Hydraulic Engineering
Volume 124, Issue 2
Abstract
Modeling spatial probability distributions of depth in natural stream reaches is of major interest to ecologists. Analyses of data from a wide range of streams at various stages show that depth probability distributions in reaches tend from exponential to normal with increasing stage. This trend is modeled using a simple one-parameter density function. The model is robust and is a simple tool (no topographic sampling nor expensive numerical calculation) for predicting the evolution of depth probability distributions as a function of stage.
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Journal of Hydraulic Engineering
Volume 124 • Issue 2 • February 1998
Pages: 224 - 227
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Copyright © 1998 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Feb 1, 1998
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