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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-18-4883-2014
© Author(s) 2014. This work is distributed under
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Research article
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05 Dec 2014
Research article |
| 05 Dec 2014
Quantifying river form variations in the Mississippi Basin using remotely sensed imagery
Z. F. Miller
Department of Geological Sciences, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
T. M. Pavelsky
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Geological Sciences, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
G. H. Allen
Department of Geological Sciences, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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Short summary
Many previous studies have used stream gauge data to estimate patterns of river width and depth based on variations in river discharge. However, these relationships may not capture all of the actual variability in width and depth. We have instead mapped the widths of all of the rivers wider than 100 m (and many narrower) in the Mississippi Basin and then used them to also improve estimates of depth as well. Our results show width and depth variations not captured by power-law relationships.
Many previous studies have used stream gauge data to estimate patterns of river width and depth...
