X-ray computed tomography reveals that grain protrusion controls critical shear stress for entrainment in fluvial gravels
(2019)
Journal Article
Hodge, R., Voepel, H., Leyland, J., Sear, D., & Ahmed, S. (2020). X-ray computed tomography reveals that grain protrusion controls critical shear stress for entrainment in fluvial gravels. Geology, 48(2), 149-153. https://doi.org/10.1130/g46883.1
The critical shear stress (τc) for grain entrainment is a poorly constrained control on bedload transport rates in rivers. Direct calculations of τc have been hindered by the inability to measure the geometry of in situ grains; i.e., the shape and lo... Read More about X-ray computed tomography reveals that grain protrusion controls critical shear stress for entrainment in fluvial gravels.