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https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-10-895-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-10-895-2022
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15 Sep 2022
Research article |  | 15 Sep 2022

A comparison of 1D and 2D bedload transport functions under high excess shear stress conditions in laterally constrained gravel-bed rivers: a laboratory study

David L. Adams and Brett C. Eaton

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Channel processes under flood conditions are important for river science and management as they involve high volumes of sediment transport and erosion. However, these processes remain poorly understood as the data are difficult to collect. Using a physical model of a river, we found that simple equations based on the mean shear stress and median grain size predicted sediment transport as accurately as ones that accounted for the full range of shear stresses.
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