A vertical sorting model for rivers with non-uniform sediment and dunes

Astrid Blom

    Research output: ThesisPhD Thesis - Research UT, graduation UT

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    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 languageEnglish
    Awarding Institution
    • University of Twente
    Supervisors/Advisors
    • de Vriend, H.J., Supervisor
    • Parker, G., Supervisor, External person
    • Ribberink, Jan S., Co-Supervisor
    Award date6 Mar 2003
    Place of PublicationEnschede
    Publisher
    Print ISBNs90-901-6663-7
    Publication statusPublished - 6 Mar 2003

    Keywords

    • METIS-209615

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