Gravel bed rivers processes, tools, environments
Gravel-Bed Rivers: Processes, Tools, Environments presents a definitive review of current knowledge of gravel-bed rivers, derived from the 7th International Gravel-bed Rivers Workshop, the 5-yearly meeting of the world's leading authorities in the field. Each chapter in the book has been specif...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Chichester, West Sussex ; Hoboken, N.J. :
Wiley-Blackwell
2012.
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| Edition: | 1st ed |
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| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009665113206719 |
Table of Contents:
- Gravel-bed Rivers: Processes, Tools, Environments; Contents; List of Contributing Authors; Preface; SECONDARY FLOWS IN RIVERS; 1 Secondary Flows in Rivers: Theoretical Framework, Recent Advances, and Current Challenges; 2 Secondary Flows in Rivers: The Effect of Complex Geometry; 3 Aspects of Secondary Flow in Open Channels: A Critical Literature Review; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; 4 Gravel Transport in Granular Perspective; 5 On Gravel Exchange in Natural Channels; MODELLING MORPHODYNAMICS; 6 Morphodynamics of Bars in Gravel-bed Rivers: Bridging Analytical Models and Field Observations
- 7 Field Observations of Gravel-bed River Morphodynamics: Perspectives and Critical Issues for Testing of Models8 Morphodynamics of Bars in Gravel-bed Rivers: Coupling Hydraulic Geometry and Analytical Models; 9 Modelling Sediment Transport and Morphodynamics of Gravel-bed Rivers; 10 The Potential of using High-resolution Process Models to Inform Parameterizations of Morphodynamic Models; 11 The Importance of Off-channel Sediment Storage in 1-D Morphodynamic Modelling; RIVER RESTORATION AND REGULATION; 12 Stream Restoration in Gravel-bed Rivers; 13 River Restoration: Widening Perspectives
- 14 Restoring Geomorphic Resilience in Streams15 The Geomorphic Response of Gravel-bed Rivers to Dams: Perspectives and Prospects; 16 Mitigating Downstream Effects of Dams; ECOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF GRAVEL-BED RIVERS; 17 River Geomorphology and Salmonid Habitat: Some Examples Illustrating their Complex Association, from Redd to Riverscape Scales; 18 Incorporating Spatial Context into the Analysis of Salmonid-Habitat Relations; 19 Animals and the Geomorphology of Gravel-bed Rivers; 20 Geomorphology and Gravel-bed River Ecosystem Services: Workshop Outcomes; TOOLS FOR STUDY
- 21 Remote Sensing of the Hydraulic Environment in Gravel-bed Rivers22 LiDAR and ADCP Use in Gravel-bed Rivers: Advances Since GBR6; 23 Remotely Sensed Topographic Change in Gravel Riverbeds with Flowing Channels; 24 Modern Digital Instruments and Techniques for Hydrodynamic and Morphologic Characterization of River Channels; 25 Mapping Water and Sediment Flux Distributions in Gravel-bed Rivers Using ADCPs; STEEP CHANNELS; 26 Recent Advances in the Dynamics of Steep Channels; 27 Examining Individual Step Stability within Step-pool Sequences
- 28 Alluvial Steep Channels: Flow Resistance, Bedload Transport Prediction, and Transition to Debris FlowsSEMI-ALLUVIAL CHANNELS; 29 Semi-alluvial Channels and Sediment-Flux-Driven Bedrock Erosion; 30 Transport Capacity, Bedrock Exposure, and Process Domains; 31 Nomenclature, Complexity, Semi-alluvial Channels and Sediment-flux-driven Bedrock Erosion; RIVER CHANNEL CHANGE; 32 Changes in Channel Morphology Over Human Time Scales; 33 Channel Response and Recovery to Changes in Sediment Supply
- 34 Alluvial Landscape Evolution: What Do We Know About Metamorphosis of Gravel-bed Meandering and Braided Streams?
