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Understanding Rivers and Streams Dynamics by Adarsh Kumar is a document available to read on EtoBox.
The document summarizes key aspects of river and stream hydrology: 1) Rivers are part of the hydrological cycle of evaporation, precipitation, and runoff that circulates water around the globe. 2) River flow is turbulent and driven by gravity downslope. Turbulent eddies cause vertical diffusion of water at a rate proportional to water depth and orbital velocity. 3) The orbital velocity is related to the bottom stress, which is determined by balancing the gravitational and frictional forces on a parcel
- Author
- Adarsh Kumar
- Language
- EN