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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 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.
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