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Sediment Size Distribution

Sediment Size Distribution is a quantitative characterization of the range and relative proportions of particle sizes within a fluvial sediment sample, distinguishing it from other sediment properties by specifically describing the granulometric composition that influences transport, deposition, and erosion behaviors in river systems.

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A method of sampling coarse river‐bed material

M. Gordon Wolman · Transactions American Geophysical Union · 1954 · 2.4K citations

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Measurement and geological significance of shape and roundness of sedimentary particles

W. C. Krumbein · Journal of Sedimentary Research · 1941 · 1.3K citations

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Measures for describing the size distribution of sediments

Douglas L. Inman · Journal of Sedimentary Research · 1952 · 930 citations

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Exponentially decreasing distributions for the logarithm of particle size

Ole E. Barndorff–Nielsen · Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences · 1977 · 825 citations

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Handbook of Parameter Values for the Prediction of Radionuclide Transfer in Terrestrial and Freshwater Environments

М. И. Балонов, C.L. Barnett, M. Belli et al. · 2010 · 749 citations

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Authors

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  1. LS
    L. S. Sklar

    San Francisco State University, United States

    9 publications · 454 citations

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  2. SP
    Stephen P. Rice

    Loughborough University, United Kingdom

    8 publications · 763 citations

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  3. DE
    D. E. Walling

    University of Exeter, United Kingdom

    7 publications · 172 citations

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  4. CS
    C. S. Riebe

    University of Wyoming, United States

    7 publications · 349 citations

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  5. JE
    John Ewing

    Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, United States

    7 publications · 440 citations

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Institutions

788

  1. United States Geological Survey

    Reston, United States

    19 h-index

    47 publications

    4.5K citations

  2. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    18 h-index

    70 publications

    3.9K citations

  3. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    15 h-index

    62 publications

    2.5K citations

  4. Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory

    Sparkill, United States

    11 h-index

    28 publications

    2.4K citations

  5. University of Exeter

    Exeter, United Kingdom

    10 h-index

    18 publications

    1.1K citations

  6. San Francisco State University

    San Francisco, United States

    9 h-index

    18 publications

    1.3K citations

  7. Loughborough University

    Loughborough, United Kingdom

    9 h-index

    13 publications

    828 citations

  8. University of Wyoming

    Laramie, United States

    9 h-index

    16 publications

    892 citations

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  1. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

    37 publications · 2K citations

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  2. Journal of Hydraulic Engineering

    30 publications · 1.5K citations

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  3. Journal of Sedimentary Research

    JSR · 42 publications · 6.4K citations

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  4. Sedimentology

    25 publications · 2K citations

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  5. Water Resources Research

    20 publications · 1.5K citations

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