Bedload transport in a formerly glaciated mountain catchment constrained by particle tracking

Dell'Agnese, A.; Brardinoni, F.; Toro, M.; Mao, L.; Engel, M.; Comiti, F.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-3-527-2015

Articles | Volume 3, issue 4

https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-3-527-2015

© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-3-527-2015

© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 3, issue 4

Research article

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18 Nov 2015

Research article |

| 18 Nov 2015

Bedload transport in a formerly glaciated mountain catchment constrained by particle tracking

A. Dell'Agnese, F. Brardinoni, M. Toro, L. Mao, M. Engel, and F. Comiti

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RC C157: 'Comment on Dell'Agnese et al., 2015', Anonymous Referee #1, 24 Jun 2015
- AC C331: 'Reply to reviewer's commentary', Andrea Dell'Agnese, 30 Sep 2015
RC C215: 'Reviewer comments on the manuscript esurf-2015-12', Anonymous Referee #2, 27 Jul 2015
- AC C332: 'Reply to reviewer's commentary', Andrea Dell'Agnese, 30 Sep 2015

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The paper assesses bedload transport in a formerly glaciated high-mountain basin by means of a virtual velocities approach. Virtual velocities were derived by surveying tracers movement over a 3-year study period. Tracers were deployed in two contrasting sites, a fluvially dominated hanging valley and a downstream relict glacial trough where periodic colluvial sediment inputs from tributaries are experienced. We also investigate contribution given to bedload transport by rainfall and snowmelt.