On Bedform Growth and Nonequilibrium Sediment Transport

Abstract

Starting from the model proposed by the authors to analyze the time-evolution of bedforms growing on the surface of an initially flat sand bed, the present study explores associated features of the bedform growth processes, including (i) mechanisms of growth, (ii) evolution of the bedform-induced drag, (iii) transition to antidunes, and (iv) non-equilibrium bedload sediment transport.

Department(s)

Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering

Keywords and Phrases

Antidune; Bedform; Bedload; Dune; Evolution; Growth; Non-equilibrium; Ripple; Transition; Erosion; Sedimentology; Sediment transport; Drag; Ripple; Sediment transport; Wavelet analysis; Sand-wavelet

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

0315-1468

Document Type

Article - Journal

Document Version

Citation

File Type

text

Language(s)

English

Rights

© 2009 Canadian Science Publishing, All rights reserved.

Publication Date

01 Oct 2009

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