Rivers definitions L6 exam Flashcards
1
Q
Water Budget
A
Soil Storage = ppt - Q - ET
2
Q
Abrasion
A
material carried - wears away beds and bank
3
Q
Attrition
A
collides with itself, smaller and smaller until sand size
4
Q
Traction
A
boulders & pebbles rolled at high dicharge
5
Q
Saltation
A
sand sized bounced
6
Q
Hjulstrom Curve
A
Critical Erosion curve - bendy
Mean setting velocity curve - straighter
