Coexistence of two dune scales in a lowland river

Zomer, Judith Y.; Vermeulen, Bart; Hoitink, Antonius J. F.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-11-1283-2023

Articles | Volume 11, issue 6

https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-11-1283-2023

© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-11-1283-2023

© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 11, issue 6

Research article

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13 Dec 2023

Research article |

| 13 Dec 2023

Coexistence of two dune scales in a lowland river

Judith Y. Zomer, Bart Vermeulen, and Antonius J. F. Hoitink

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RC1: 'Comment on esurf-2023-12', Anonymous Referee #1, 18 May 2023

I have completed my review of the manuscript entitled "Coexistence of two dune scales in a lowland river" and I am pleased to recommend its publication with revisions. The paper represents a significant contribution to the field of bedform morphodynamics and carries implications for various related disciplines, including geomorphology, sediment transport, hydrology, river modeling, and sedimentology.
Please see my general comments and line-by-line comments attached.

Citation: https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-2023-12-RC1
RC2: 'Comment on esurf-2023-12', Anonymous Referee #2, 21 Jun 2023

Review of the manuscript: Coexistence of two dune scales in a lowland river, by Zomer, Vermeulen and Hoitink.
I have read the paper with pleasure and recommend publication after minor revisions. This clearly written manuscript presents interesting findings about the morphology and behaviour of secondary dunes in a river stretch of the river Rhine in the Netherlands. This topic is very interesting for the audience of eSurf.
My comments are in the attached file.

Citation: https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-2023-12-RC2
AC1: 'Comment on esurf-2023-12', Judith Zomer, 28 Jul 2023

The comment was uploaded in the form of a supplement: https://esurf.copernicus.org/preprints/esurf-2023-12/esurf-2023-12-AC1-supplement.pdf

Citation: https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-2023-12-AC1

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision | EF: Editorial file upload

AR by Judith Zomer on behalf of the Authors (28 Jul 2023) Author's response Author's tracked changes Manuscript

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (31 Jul 2023) by Andreas Baas

RR by Julia Cisneros (21 Aug 2023)

ED: Publish as is (13 Oct 2023) by Andreas Baas

ED: Publish as is (17 Oct 2023) by Andreas Lang (Editor)

AR by Judith Zomer on behalf of the Authors (20 Oct 2023)

Short summary

Secondary bedforms that are superimposed on large, primary dunes likely play a large role in fluvial systems. This study demonstrates that they can be omnipresent. Especially during peak flows, they grow large and can have steep slopes, likely affecting flood risk and sediment transport dynamics. Primary dune morphology determines whether they continuously or intermittently migrate. During discharge peaks, the secondary bedforms can become the dominant dune scale.

Coexistence of two dune scales in a lowland river

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