Articles | Volume 10, issue 5
https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-10-865-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-10-865-2022
Short communication
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06 Sep 2022
Short communication |  | 06 Sep 2022

Short communication: A tool for determining multiscale bedform characteristics from bed elevation data

Judith Y. Zomer, Suleyman Naqshband, and Antonius J. F. Hoitink

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Interactive discussion

Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on esurf-2021-98', Anonymous Referee #1, 05 Feb 2022
  • RC2: 'Comment on esurf-2021-98', Ray Kostaschuk, 11 Mar 2022
  • AC1: 'Comment on esurf-2021-98', Judith Zomer, 14 Apr 2022

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision | EF: Editorial file upload
AR by Judith Zomer on behalf of the Authors (21 Apr 2022)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (08 Jul 2022) by Wolfgang Schwanghart
ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (14 Jul 2022) by Niels Hovius (Editor)
AR by Judith Zomer on behalf of the Authors (21 Jul 2022)  Author's response   Manuscript 
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Short summary
Riverbeds are often composed of different scales of dunes, whose sizes and shapes are highly variable over time and space. Characterization of these dunes is important in many research studies focused on fluvial processes. A tool is presented here that aims to identify different scales of dunes from riverbed elevation maps. A first step is to separate two scales of bedforms without smoothing steep slopes of the larger dunes. In a second step, dunes are identified and properties are computed.