Model help:AgDegNormal
AgDegNormal
This module calculates a) the equilibrium sediment transport rate and b) the morphodynamic evolution of a reach due to a change in sediment input rate.
Model introduction
The module computes variation in river bed level η(x, t), where x denotes a streamwise coordinate and t denotes time, in a river with constant width B. The bed sediment is characterized in terms of a single grain size D and submerged specific gravity R. The reach under consideration has length L. Bed elevation at the downstream end is assumed to be fixed. The model is based on total bed material load. The model is 1D, assumes a rectangular channel and neglects wall effects.
By modifying the sediment feed rate (Gtf) at the upstream end, the river can be forced to aggrade or degrade to a new equilibrium. The module computes this evolution.
Model parameters
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Numerical scheme
Examples
An example run with input parameters, BLD files, as well as a figure / movie of the output
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- Upload file: http://csdms.colorado.edu/wiki/Special:Upload
- Create link to the file on your page: [[Image:<file name>]].
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Developer(s)
References
- Paola, C., Heller, P.L., and Angevine, C.L., 1992. The large-scale dynamics of grain-size variation in alluvial basins. 1: Theory. Basin Research, 4, 73-90.
- Meyer-Peter, E., and Müller, R., 1948. Formulas for bed-load transport Proceedings, 2nd Congress International Association for Hydraulic Research, Rotterdam, the Netherlands, 39-64.
Links
- Model:AgDegNormal
- http://vtchl.uiuc.edu/people/parkerg/word_files.htm (Chapter 14, "1D aggradation and degradation of rivers: normal flow assumption" of the e-book).