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Modeling sediment transport in river networks

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  • Wang, Xu-Ming
  • Hao, Rui
  • Huo, Jie
  • Zhang, Jin-Feng

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A dynamical model is proposed to study sediment transport in river networks. A river can be divided into segments by the injection of branch streams of higher rank. The model is based on the fact that in a real river, the sediment-carrying capability of the stream in the ith segment may be modulated by the undergone state, which may be erosion or sedimentation, of the i−1th and ith segments, and also influenced by that of the ith injecting branch of higher rank. We select a database about the upper-middle reach of the Yellow River in the lower-water season to test the model. The result shows that the data, produced by averaging the erosion or sedimentation over the preceding transient process, are in good agreement with the observed average in a month. With this model, the steady state after transience can be predicted, and it indicates a scaling law that the quantity of erosion or sedimentation exponentially depends on the number of the segments along the reach of the channel. Our investigation suggests that fluctuation of the stream flow due to random rainfall will prevent this steady state from occurring. This is owing to the phenomenon that the varying trend of the quantity of erosion or sedimentation is opposite to that of sediment-carrying capability of the stream.

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  • Wang, Xu-Ming & Hao, Rui & Huo, Jie & Zhang, Jin-Feng, 2008. "Modeling sediment transport in river networks," Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, Elsevier, vol. 387(25), pages 6421-6430.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:phsmap:v:387:y:2008:i:25:p:6421-6430
    DOI: 10.1016/j.physa.2008.07.027
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    1. Wang, Xu-Ming & Wang, Peng & Zhang, Ping & Hao, Rui & Huo, Jie, 2012. "Statistical dynamics of early river networks," Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, Elsevier, vol. 391(19), pages 4497-4505.
    2. Zhaoyi Shang & Yue Che & Kai Yang & Yu Jiang, 2012. "Assessing Local Communities’ Willingness to Pay for River Network Protection: A Contingent Valuation Study of Shanghai, China," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 9(11), pages 1-17, October.

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