Water Resources ResearchVolume 35, Issue 3 p. 903-905 CommentariesFree Access Comment on “Critical flow constrains flow hydraulics in mobile-bed streams: A new hypothesis” by G. E. Grant Hubert Chanson, Hubert ChansonSearch for more papers by this author Hubert Chanson, Hubert ChansonSearch for more papers by this author First published: 01 March 1999 https://doi.org/10.1029/1998WR900054Citations: 3AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat No abstract is available for this article. References Bakhmeteff, B. A., O Neravnomernom Dwijenii Jidkosti v Otkrytom Rusle (Varied Flow in Open Channel), St. Petersburg, Russia, 1912. Bakhmeteff, B. A., Hydraulics of Open Channels 1, 329, McGraw-Hill, New York, 1932. Bazin, H., Recherches Expérimentales sur l'Ecoulement de l'Eau dans les Canaux Découverts (Experimental Research on Water Flow in Open Channels), 19, 1– 494, Mémoires présentés par divers savants à l'Académie des Sciences, Paris, France, 1865. Belanger, J. B., Essai sur la Solution Numérique de quelques Problèmes Relatifs au Mouvement Permanent des Eaux Courantes, (Essay on the Numerical Solution of Some Problems relative to Steady Flow of Water), Carilian-Goeury, Paris, 1828. Chanson, H., Flow characteristics of undular hydraulic jumps: Comparison with near-critical flowsRep. CH45/95, 202Univ. of QueenslandAust., 1995. Chanson, H., Free-surface flows with near-critical flow conditions, Can. J. Civ. Eng., 236, 1272– 1284, 1996. Chanson, H., J. S. Montes, Characteristics of undular hydraulic jumps: Experimental apparatus and flow patterns, J. Hydraul. Eng., 1212, 129– 144, 1995. Grant, G. E., Critical flow constrains flow hydraulics in mobile-bed streams: A new hypothesis, Water Resour. Res., 33, 349– 358, 1997. Henderson, F. M., Open channel flow, MacMillan, New York, 1966. Imai, S., T. Nakagawa, On transverse variation of velocity and bed shear stress in hydraulic jumps in a rectangular open channel, Acta Mech., 93, 191– 203, 1992. Kazemipour, A. K., C. J. Apelt, Effects of irregularity of form on energy losses in open channel flow, Aust. Civ. Eng. Trans., CE25, 294– 299, 1983. McIntosh, J. C., Hydraulic characteristics in channels of complex cross-section, Ph.D. thesis,, 487 pp.,Univ. of Queensland,Queensland, Australia,1990. Montes, J. S., H. Chanson, Characteristics of undular hydraulic jumps: Results and calculations, J. Hydraul. Eng., 1242, 192– 205, 1998. Patel, V. C., Calibration of the Preston tube and limitations on its use in pressure gradients, J. Fluid Mech., 231, 185– 208, 1965. Preston, J. H., The determination of turbulent skin friction by means of pitot tubes, J. R. Aeronaut. Soc., 58, 1954. Citing Literature Volume35, Issue3March 1999Pages 903-905 ReferencesRelatedInformation