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Hydraulic Geometry

Hydraulic Geometry is a theoretical framework in fluvial geomorphology that describes the empirical relationships between a river channel’s morphometric variables (such as width, depth, and velocity) and discharge, distinguishing itself by quantifying how these channel dimensions adjust systematically along the downstream hydraulic gradient to maintain flow equilibrium.

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1.4K

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663

The hydraulic geometry of stream channels and some physiographic implications

Luna B. Leopold · USGS professional paper · 1953 · 3K citations · Full text

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Stream gradient as a function of order, magnitude, and discharge

JEAN-JACQUES FLINT · Water Resources Research · 1974 · 960 citations

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Scaling the gas transfer velocity and hydraulic geometry in streams and small rivers

Peter A. Raymond, Christopher J. Zappa, David Butman et al. · Limnology & Oceanography Fluids & Environments · 2012 · 740 citations · Full text

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The concept of entropy in landscape evolution

Luna B. Leopold, W. B. Langbein · USGS professional paper · 1962 · 688 citations · Full text

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The fractal nature of river networks

David G. Tarboton, Rafael L. Bras, I. Rodriguez‐Iturbe · Water Resources Research · 1988 · 502 citations

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  1. EW
    Ellen Wohl

    Colorado State University, United States

    18 publications · 1.3K citations

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  2. CJ
    Colin J. Gleason

    University of Massachusetts Amherst, United States

    12 publications · 1.1K citations

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  3. GP
    Gary Parker

    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, United States

    11 publications · 1.4K citations

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  4. GC
    Gerald C. Nanson

    University of Wollongong, Australia

    9 publications · 726 citations

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  5. HQ
    He Qing Huang

    Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, China

    8 publications · 605 citations

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Institutions

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  1. Colorado State University

    Fort Collins, United States

    26 h-index

    52 publications

    3.7K citations

  2. United States Geological Survey

    Reston, United States

    18 h-index

    42 publications

    3.4K citations

  3. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Urbana, United States

    17 h-index

    30 publications

    2.5K citations

  4. University of Colorado Boulder

    Boulder, United States

    11 h-index

    17 publications

    1.3K citations

  5. University of British Columbia

    Vancouver, Canada

    11 h-index

    22 publications

    1.3K citations

  6. Pennsylvania State University

    State College, United States

    11 h-index

    17 publications

    1.7K citations

  7. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    11 h-index

    26 publications

    1.3K citations

  8. Texas A&M University

    College Station, United States

    10 h-index

    22 publications

    2.2K citations

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  1. Water Resources Research

    72 publications · 7.1K citations

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  2. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

    50 publications · 3.6K citations

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  3. Journal of Hydraulic Engineering

    34 publications · 2.3K citations

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  4. Geomorphology

    29 publications · 2K citations

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