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https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-4-549-2016
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https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-4-549-2016
© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Research article
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20 Jul 2016
Research article |
| 20 Jul 2016
A reduced-complexity model for sediment transport and step-pool morphology
Institute of Environmental Engineering, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Peter Molnar
Institute of Environmental Engineering, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Marwan A. Hassan
Department of Geography, The University of British Columbia,
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Paolo Burlando
Institute of Environmental Engineering, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Testing models of step formation against observations of channel steps in a steep mountain stream A. Golly et al. 10.1002/esp.4582
- Size distributions of different sediment mixtures associated with near-bed turbulence over an abruptly sloping bed S. Jha et al. 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2025.134076
- Controls Over Particle Motion and Resting Times of Coarse Bed Load Transport in a Glacier‐Fed Mountain Stream L. Mao et al. 10.1029/2019JF005253
- Interacting geomorphic and ecological response of step-pool streams after wildfire A. Chin et al. 10.1130/B35049.1
- Simulation of Industrial Wastewater Treatment from the Suspended Impurities into the Flooded Waste Mining Workings L. Bondareva et al. 10.1088/1757-899X/189/1/012011
- Variable‐Threshold Behavior in Rivers Arising From Hillslope‐Derived Blocks C. Shobe et al. 10.1029/2017JF004575
- Experimental study of sediment supply control on step formation, evolution, and stability M. Saletti & M. Hassan 10.5194/esurf-8-855-2020
- Width variations control the development of grain structuring in steep step‐pool dominated streams: insight from flume experiments M. Saletti & M. Hassan 10.1002/esp.4815
- Sediment Dynamics and Bed Stability in Step‐Pool Streams: Insights From 18 Years of Field Observations M. Hassan et al. 10.1029/2022WR032864
- On How Episodic Sediment Supply Influences the Evolution of Channel Morphology, Bedload Transport and Channel Stability in an Experimental Step‐Pool Channel J. Wang et al. 10.1029/2020WR029133
10 citations as recorded by crossref.
- Testing models of step formation against observations of channel steps in a steep mountain stream A. Golly et al. 10.1002/esp.4582
- Size distributions of different sediment mixtures associated with near-bed turbulence over an abruptly sloping bed S. Jha et al. 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2025.134076
- Controls Over Particle Motion and Resting Times of Coarse Bed Load Transport in a Glacier‐Fed Mountain Stream L. Mao et al. 10.1029/2019JF005253
- Interacting geomorphic and ecological response of step-pool streams after wildfire A. Chin et al. 10.1130/B35049.1
- Simulation of Industrial Wastewater Treatment from the Suspended Impurities into the Flooded Waste Mining Workings L. Bondareva et al. 10.1088/1757-899X/189/1/012011
- Variable‐Threshold Behavior in Rivers Arising From Hillslope‐Derived Blocks C. Shobe et al. 10.1029/2017JF004575
- Experimental study of sediment supply control on step formation, evolution, and stability M. Saletti & M. Hassan 10.5194/esurf-8-855-2020
- Width variations control the development of grain structuring in steep step‐pool dominated streams: insight from flume experiments M. Saletti & M. Hassan 10.1002/esp.4815
- Sediment Dynamics and Bed Stability in Step‐Pool Streams: Insights From 18 Years of Field Observations M. Hassan et al. 10.1029/2022WR032864
- On How Episodic Sediment Supply Influences the Evolution of Channel Morphology, Bedload Transport and Channel Stability in an Experimental Step‐Pool Channel J. Wang et al. 10.1029/2020WR029133
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Short summary
This study presents a new reduced-complexity model with few parameters linked to basic physical processes, which aims to reproduce the transport of sediment as bed load and the formation and stability of channel morphology in steep mountain streams. The model is able to simulate the formation and stability of steps, bed structures commonly encountered in steep channels, by assuming that their formation is due to intense sediment transport during high flows causing jamming of particles.
This study presents a new reduced-complexity model with few parameters linked to basic physical...
