Abstract
Vertical sorting fluxes and the resulting organisation of grain size fractions over bed elevations, i.e. the vertical sorting profile, influence bedform dimensions and the bed surface composition. As a result, they will affect the bed roughness, the rate and composition of the sediment transport, the large-scale river morphology, and water levels during floods. An important problemof presentmorphologicalmodel systems for rivers with non-uniform sediment is their neglect of vertical sorting fluxes other than through net aggradation or degradation. The objective of the present study is to develop a method in order to better account for vertical sorting processes in the river bed.
Original language | English |
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Award date | 6 Mar 2003 |
Place of Publication | Enschede |
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Print ISBNs | 90-901-6663-7 |
Publication status | Published - 6 Mar 2003 |
Keywords
- METIS-209615