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| DOI | 10.5194/nhess-24-1607-2024 |
| Limited effect of the confluence angle and tributary gradient on Alpine confluence morphodynamics under intense sediment loads | |
| 发表日期 | 2024 |
| ISSN | 1561-8633 |
| EISSN | 1684-9981 |
| 起始页码 | 24 |
| 结束页码 | 5 |
| 卷号 | 24期号:5 |
| 英文摘要 | Confluences are dynamic morphological nodes that are found in all river networks. In mountain regions, they are influenced by hydraulic and sedimentary processes that occur in steep channels during extreme events in small watersheds. Sediment transport in the tributary channel and aggradation in the confluence can be massive, potentially causing overbank flooding and sedimentation into adjacent settlement areas. Previous works dealing with confluences have mainly focused on lowland regions, and those that have focused on mountain areas have used sediment concentrations and channel gradients that are largely under-representative of mountain river conditions. The presented work contributes to filling this research gap with 45 experiments that use a large-scale physical model. Geometric model parameters, the applied grain size distribution, and the considered discharges represent the conditions at 135 confluences in South Tyrol (Italy) and Tyrol (Austria).The experimental program allowed for a comprehensive analysis of the effects of (i) the confluence angle, (ii) the tributary gradient, (iii) the channel discharges, and (iv) the tributary sediment concentration. In contrast to most research dealing with confluences, results indicate that, in the presence of an intense tributary sediment supply and a small tributary-to-main-channel discharge ratio (0.1), the confluence angle does not have a decisive effect on confluence morphology. Adjustments to the tributary channel gradient yielded the same results. A reoccurring range of depositional geomorphic units was observed in which a deposition cone transitioned to a bank-attached bar. The confluence morphology and tributary channel gradient rapidly adjusted, tending towards an equilibrium state to accommodate both water discharges and the sediment load from the tributary. Statistical analyses demonstrated that the confluence morphology was controlled by the combined channel discharge and the depositional or erosional extent was controlled by the sediment concentration. Applying conclusions drawn from lowland confluence dynamics could misrepresent depositional and erosional patterns and the related flood hazard at mountain river confluences. |
| 语种 | 英语 |
| WOS研究方向 | Geology ; Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences ; Water Resources |
| WOS类目 | Geosciences, Multidisciplinary ; Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences ; Water Resources |
| WOS记录号 | WOS:001215602700001 |
| 来源期刊 | NATURAL HAZARDS AND EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCES
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| 文献类型 | 期刊论文 |
| 条目标识符 | http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/303552 |
| 作者单位 | University of Innsbruck; Universidad Austral de Chile; Free University of Bozen-Bolzano |
| 推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | . Limited effect of the confluence angle and tributary gradient on Alpine confluence morphodynamics under intense sediment loads[J],2024,24(5). |
| APA | (2024).Limited effect of the confluence angle and tributary gradient on Alpine confluence morphodynamics under intense sediment loads.NATURAL HAZARDS AND EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCES,24(5). |
| MLA | "Limited effect of the confluence angle and tributary gradient on Alpine confluence morphodynamics under intense sediment loads".NATURAL HAZARDS AND EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCES 24.5(2024). |
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