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Comment on “Estimation of composite hydraulic resistance in ice‐covered alluvial streams” by Ghareh Aghaji Zare et al.
Author(s) -
Beltaos Spyros
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
water resources research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.863
H-Index - 217
eISSN - 1944-7973
pISSN - 0043-1397
DOI - 10.1002/2016wr019316
Subject(s) - streams , hydraulics , alluvium , geology , hydrology (agriculture) , flow (mathematics) , alluvial fan , composite number , geotechnical engineering , geomorphology , engineering , structural basin , materials science , mathematics , computer science , geometry , composite material , computer network , aerospace engineering
Inconsistencies between basic hydraulics and hypotheses advanced by the authors are identified. They are attributed primarily to weaknesses in the analysis of velocity measurements in the ice‐controlled flow layer and suggestions for improvement are offered.