Rivers: Form and Process in Alluvial Channels

by Keith Richards

Originally published in 1982, this book presents a detailed review of alluvial river form and process and integrates the distinct but related approaches of geomorphologists, geologists and engineers to the subject. It outlines the environmental catchment factors that control the development of channel equilibrium and provides a detailed account of the sediment transport processes that represent the physical mechanisms by which channel adjustment...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032737581
• ISBN13: 9781032737584
• Release Date: April 2024
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 372 Pages