The confluence phenomenon between the Rio Negro, with is black waters, and the Rio
Solimões, with its suspended white sediments, is well known and attracts thousands of …

Résumé Confluences are a common feature of riverine systems, where are located
converging flow streamlines and potential mixing of separate flows. The confluence of the …

As part of a project to investigate the hydrodynamic, sediment transport and mixing
processes about the large confluences of the Amazon River, a field study was conducted …

The confluence of the rivers Negro and Solimões gives birth to the Amazon River near
Manaus (Brazil). At their confluence, these two rivers with their very different physical and …

Large river channel confluences are recognized as critical fluvial features because both
intensive and extensive hydrophysical and geoecological processes take place at this …

The study of the morphology and hydrodynamics of large rivers has advanced in recent
decades. Nonetheless, there are a few studies with surveyed data carried out at the …

Résumé The confluence of the Negro and Solimões Rivers is an interesting study area
under several points of view: it represents the second largest river confluence of the Amazon …

As part of a project to investigate the hydrodynamic, sediment transport and mixing
processes about the large confluences of the Amazon Basin, two field studies were …

New discharge measurements carried out within the" Hidrologia e geoquimica na Bacia
Amazônica" Project at Óbidos (Brazil) have improved the knowledge about the hydrological …

Confluences are common components of all riverine systems, and characterized by
converging streamlines and potential mixing of separate flows. The fluid dynamics of …