Assessment of morphological changes induced by flow and flood pulses in a gravel bed braided river: The Tagliamento River (Italy)

• Published in: Geomorphology (Amsterdam, Netherlands) Vol. 114; no. 3; pp. 348 - 360
• Main Authors: Bertoldi, W., Zanoni, L., Tubino, M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 15.01.2010; Elsevier
• Subjects: Braided rivers; Earth sciences; Earth, ocean, space; Engineering and environment geology. Geothermics; Exact sciences and technology; Floods; Geomorphology, landform evolution; Marine and continental quaternary; Morphodynamics; Natural hazards: prediction, damages, etc; Photographic survey; Sediment transport; Surficial geology; Tagliamento River; Southern Europe; Italy; Europe; Morphodynamics; Photographic survey; Braided rivers; Floods; Tagliamento River; Sediment transport; rivers; stream transport; floods; river discharge; reworking; monitoring; bars; gravel; floodplains; sediment transport; channels; one-dimensional models; ecosystems; braided streams; erosion; alluvium; sediment volume; landform evolution

Large gravel-bed braided rivers show a highly dynamic evolution, where even moderate flow pulses can produce significant morphological adjustment. An estimation of network variations is needed by river authorities as well as by ecologists for better managing river ecosystems. However, few field inve...