Critical dependence of morphodynamic models of fluvial and tidal systems on empirical downslope sediment transport

Morphological development of fluvial and tidal systems is increasingly forecasted by models, with most of them predicting unrealistically high channel incision. Here, the authors point out reasons why and suggest improvements.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: A. W. Baar, M. Boechat Albernaz, W. M. van Dijk, M. G. Kleinhans
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2019-10-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-12753-x