Flow and Sediment Transport Relations

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Flow and Sediment Transport Relations
Constraining Environmental Conditions (Fluvial
Fans)


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Expanding Flow
Sandy channels
Gravel channels
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Expanding Flow Model (bedload) Parker et al.
(1998)
Reduce n 3/2 (bedload)
Terrestrial Fans (Stock et al., 2008),
Experimental Fans
No Dependence on g, D, or Flow Width!
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Suspension-Dominated Sand
Bedload-Dominated Sand
Straight to Concave Profiles
Convexo-Concave Profiles
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Bedload-Dominated Sand
Straight to Concave Profiles
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Bedload-Dominated Sand Experiments
Vary Qw
Lines are Theoretical Prediction (no tuning of
parameters)
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Bedload-Dominated Sand Experiments
Vary Qso
Lines are Theoretical Prediction (no tuning of
parameters)
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Suspension-Dominated Sand
Convexo-Concave Profiles
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Suspension-Dominated Sand Experiments
Vary Qw
Lines are Theoretical Prediction (no tuning of
parameters)
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Suspension-Dominated Sand Experiments
Vary Qso
Lines are Theoretical Prediction (no tuning of
parameters)
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Suspension-Dominated Coal Experiments
Lines are Theoretical Prediction (sediment
transport coefficient tuned to match lowest
Qso/Qw point)
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