Refined Hydraulic Geometry Data for British Gravel-Bed Rivers
Publication: Journal of Hydraulic Engineering
Volume 131, Issue 1
Abstract
Databases describing the dimensions of stable and adjusting river channels are necessary to calibrate and verify morphological models. However, existing databases do not provide quantitative descriptions of the strength and sedimentary properties of river bank materials. They are therefore incompatible with the requirements of modern models which take into account river bank erosion processes. This note describes the methods and results of a program of bank material sampling undertaken at 58 British gravel-bed rivers. Bank material data have been merged with existing hydraulic geometry data for these sites to provide a resource for those who wish to calibrate and verify analytical and numerical models of channel morphology. The merged dataset is available online from the URL: ⟨http://www.geog.soton.ac.uk/research/62rivers⟩.
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Acknowledgments
This research was funded by the Nuffield Foundation Grant No. SCI/180/97/58/G). Andrei Alabyan, Doug Booker, Natasha Darby, Ivana Delbono, Richard Jeffries, Nick Odoni, and Marco Van de Wiel helped with fieldwork. Dave Anderson undertook laboratory analyses. Richard Hey and Colin Thorne allowed their hydraulic geometry data to be included on the web pages described herein. Colin Thorne provided detailed information on the location of the various study sites. Finally, thanks are due to all the landowners who granted access to the field sites.
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Journal of Hydraulic Engineering
Volume 131 • Issue 1 • January 2005
Pages: 60 - 64
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Received: Nov 21, 2003
Accepted: Jul 12, 2004
Published online: Jan 1, 2005
Published in print: Jan 2005
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