Abstract
Direct measurements of the movements of bed load particles in a mountain torrent, using the radio tracer technique ‘PETSY’, show the influence of channel (bottom) steps on coarse bed load transport. This effect is demonstrated through an analysis of the step length of tagged cobbles. A significant change in the mean step length of particle is noted and the effect of marked channel slope changes on mean particle travel velocity revealed. The empirical results lead to the conclusion that particle transport is clearly controlled by local channel slope changes and that these are of fundamental importance in the transport of coarse bed load material.
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Busskamp, R. (1994). The influence of channel steps on coarse bed load transport in mountain torrents: case study using the radio tracer technique ‘PETSY’. In: Ergenzinger, P., Schmidt, KH. (eds) Dynamics and Geomorphology of Mountain Rivers. Lecture Notes in Earth Sciences, vol 52. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0117836
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