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RAFEM
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Introduction
The River Avulsion and Floodplain Evolution Model (RAFEM) is a cellular model that simulates river and floodplain morphodynamics over large space and timescales. Cell size is larger than the channel belt width, and natural levees, which maintain a bankfull elevation above the channel bed, exist within a river cell. The river course is determined using a steepest-descent methodology, and erosion and deposition along the river profile are modeled as a linear diffusive process. An avulsion occurs when the riverbed becomes super-elevated relative to the surrounding floodplain, but only if the new steepest-descent path to sea level is shorter than the prior river course. If the new path to sea level is not shorter, then a crevasse splay is deposited in the adjacent river cells. The model has been designed to couple with the Coastline Evolution Model through the CSDMS Basic Model Interface.
History
References
Nr. of publications: | 1 |
Total citations: | 24 |
h-index: | 1 |
m-quotient: | 0.17 |
Featured publication(s) | Year | Model described | Type of Reference | Citations |
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Ratliff, Katherine M.; Hutton, Eric H. W.; Murray, A. Brad; 2018. Exploring Wave and Sea‐Level Rise Effects on Delta Morphodynamics With a Coupled River‐Ocean Model. Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, 123, 2887–2900. 10.1029/2018JF004757 (View/edit entry) | 2018 | RAFEM |
Model overview | 24 |
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