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Research article
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23 Sep 2020
Research article |
| 23 Sep 2020
| 23 Sep 2020
Morphometric properties of alternate bars and water discharge: a laboratory investigation
Department of Civil, Environmental and Mechanical Engineering, University of Trento, Trento, Italy
Matilde Welber
Department of Civil, Environmental and Mechanical Engineering, University of Trento, Trento, Italy
Mattia Carlin
Department of Civil, Environmental and Mechanical Engineering, University of Trento, Trento, Italy
Marco Tubino
Department of Civil, Environmental and Mechanical Engineering, University of Trento, Trento, Italy
Walter Bertoldi
Department of Civil, Environmental and Mechanical Engineering, University of Trento, Trento, Italy
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- Short-term geomorphic adjustments of bars in the Elbe, a large regulated river in Czechia T. Galia et al. 10.14712/23361980.2024.7
- On the occurrence of sandbars D. Moteki et al. 10.1063/5.0128760
- The Impact of Climate Change on River Alternate Bars M. Redolfi et al. 10.1029/2022GL102072
- Hyporheic Exchange in a Straight Stream With Alternate Bars P. Huang & T. Chui 10.1029/2022WR032221
- Migrating bars influence the formation and dynamics of their peers in large sandy‐gravel bed rivers J. Le Guern et al. 10.1002/esp.5563
- Novel hypothesis on the occurrence of sandbars S. Seki et al. 10.1063/5.0171731
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- Dynamics of Mid-Channel Bar during Different Impoundment Periods of the Three Gorges Reservoir Area in China Q. Tang et al. 10.3390/w13233427
- Empirical Determination of Free Alternate Bar Length Y. Cheng & A. Ferreira da Silva 10.1061/JHEND8.HYENG-13245
- Formation of alternate river bars in submerged vegetated flows R. Mahato et al. 10.1098/rspa.2024.0271
- On steady alternate bars forced by a localized asymmetric drag distribution in erodible channels M. Redolfi et al. 10.1017/jfm.2021.122
- Impacts on alternate bar geometry and dynamics in a trained sand bed river T. Branß et al. 10.3389/frwa.2022.1091872
- The Long‐Term Response of Alternate Bars to the Hydrological Regime M. Carlin et al. 10.1029/2020WR029314
- Mega riverbed-patterns: linear and weakly nonlinear perspectives S. Ali et al. 10.1098/rspa.2021.0331
- Free Alternate Bars in Rivers: Key Physical Mechanisms and Simple Formation Criterion M. Redolfi 10.1029/2021WR030617
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- Linear stability of sand waves sheared by a turbulent flow S. Dey et al. 10.1007/s10652-021-09813-6
- Short-term geomorphic adjustments of bars in the Elbe, a large regulated river in Czechia T. Galia et al. 10.14712/23361980.2024.7
- On the occurrence of sandbars D. Moteki et al. 10.1063/5.0128760
- The Impact of Climate Change on River Alternate Bars M. Redolfi et al. 10.1029/2022GL102072
- Hyporheic Exchange in a Straight Stream With Alternate Bars P. Huang & T. Chui 10.1029/2022WR032221
- Migrating bars influence the formation and dynamics of their peers in large sandy‐gravel bed rivers J. Le Guern et al. 10.1002/esp.5563
- Novel hypothesis on the occurrence of sandbars S. Seki et al. 10.1063/5.0171731
- Hydrodynamic instability of free river bars R. Mahato et al. 10.1063/5.0045530
- Morphodynamic styles: characterising the behaviour of gravel-bed rivers using a novel, quantitative index W. Booker & B. Eaton 10.5194/esurf-10-247-2022
- Effect of Vegetation Type and Location on the Change of Alternate Sandbars in a Straight River Channel S. Habib & N. Tanaka 10.1007/s40999-025-01118-9
- DISCUSSIONS OF BAR GROWTH RATE AND DEVELOPMENT OF BAR HEIGHT ESTIAMATION METHOD T. INOUE et al. 10.2208/jscejj.23-16017
- Dynamics of Mid-Channel Bar during Different Impoundment Periods of the Three Gorges Reservoir Area in China Q. Tang et al. 10.3390/w13233427
- Empirical Determination of Free Alternate Bar Length Y. Cheng & A. Ferreira da Silva 10.1061/JHEND8.HYENG-13245
- Formation of alternate river bars in submerged vegetated flows R. Mahato et al. 10.1098/rspa.2024.0271
- On steady alternate bars forced by a localized asymmetric drag distribution in erodible channels M. Redolfi et al. 10.1017/jfm.2021.122
- Impacts on alternate bar geometry and dynamics in a trained sand bed river T. Branß et al. 10.3389/frwa.2022.1091872
- The Long‐Term Response of Alternate Bars to the Hydrological Regime M. Carlin et al. 10.1029/2020WR029314
- Mega riverbed-patterns: linear and weakly nonlinear perspectives S. Ali et al. 10.1098/rspa.2021.0331
- Free Alternate Bars in Rivers: Key Physical Mechanisms and Simple Formation Criterion M. Redolfi 10.1029/2021WR030617
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Short summary
Alternate bars are large sediment deposits that tend to naturally form in rivers when the channel width is sufficiently large. Our laboratory experiments on a scaled model reveal that equilibrium properties of self-formed alternate bars highly depend on the water discharge with respect to the relevant theoretical thresholds. This work provides fundamental information for predicting the response of rivers to natural or human alterations of the flow regime.
Alternate bars are large sediment deposits that tend to naturally form in rivers when the...
